Kindergarten might be the new 1st grade but it may still be too easy. A forthcoming study in the peer-reviewed American Educational Research Journal finds that students make bigger gains in reading ...

I'm a former first-grade teacher and early childhood literacy specialist. I've spent years studying and putting into practice what helps young children learn to read. But I'll admit, now that I have a ...

When preschool teachers read books in their classrooms, the questions they ask play a key role in how much children learn, research has shown. But a new study that involved observing teachers during ...

Kindergarten might be the new 1st grade but it is still too easy. A forthcoming study in the peer-refereed American Educational Research Journal finds that students make bigger gains in reading and ...