I am not surprised that “Kindergartners Arrive Less Ready for School Than Before Pandemic” (U.S. News, Jan. 13). As a former kindergarten and first-grade teacher who then spent 35 years preparing ...

Not all kids learn to read at the same time, but here's how parents can keep tabs on their progress and offer support. (Getty Images; photo illustration by Oscar Duarte for Yahoo News) Learning to ...

Experts explain how best to prepare very young children to read. Children who are reading on their own as early as age 2 or 3 are the outliers, literacy experts said. Recently, a friend gave me a hand ...

Universal TK provides a free, high-quality preschool option for all California families with 4-year-olds. This is critical in terms of access and affordability and ensures that more families can ...

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Parents visiting their children’s kindergarten class for the first time may think they’ve arrived at the wrong room, especially if they expect it to resemble the kindergarten they attended as ...

How do you know which school environment is the right fit for your child? We suggest asking lots of questions and discovering the experiences the school gives to its students. Del Mar Pines offers a ...