Is your child ready for kindergarten? University at Buffalo researchers will soon study the issue. Jamie Ostrov, a professor in the University at Buffalo Department of Psychology, received a $2.2 ...

English learners who attended transitional kindergarten were better prepared in math, foundational reading skills and language skills when they entered kindergarten than English learners who did not, ...

In our household, we’re still talking about the critically acclaimed box office smash “Inside Out,” Pixar’s animated look at the emotions inside a child’s brain. It came up most recently when we ...

Children who are ready for kindergarten have a better shot at academic success years later, even through high school, according to a new study. The study was conducted by an initiative within United ...

COVID-19 disrupted learning in a big way for kids in school. We've seen studies, seminars, documentaries, and a lot of articles written about it. But we haven't heard much about how the pandemic ...

A backpack, lunch box, crayons and at least 10 hours of sleep each night are all things children need to get off to a good start in kindergarten, according to a new study. Researchers monitored sleep ...

A new national study provides some of the strongest evidence to date to support what many educators and parents of young children already believe: Children learn more in full-day kindergarten programs ...

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 ...