Teachers can help students develop phonemic awareness with these playful activities that engage multiple sensory pathways.

It’s that time of year when kindergartners proudly march across the stage to receive a certification of completion, enjoy the summer, and look ahead to 1st grade. This transition once represented a ...

At first glance, the nine kindergarten classrooms at Jefferson Elementary School here look like kindergarten classrooms anywhere. The walls and bulletin boards are word-rich, visually stimulating, and ...

I applaud the Tribune for shedding light on developmentally appropriate learning (“The pressure of . . . kindergarten?” Editorial, Nov. 12). When child development experts talk about children learning ...

Parents, educators, and pediatric experts in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools are urging the district to reintroduce one hour of daily, screen-free, play-based choice time in kindergarten classrooms.

An educator-led campaign is calling on Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to reinstate daily, screen-free play-based learning in kindergarten classrooms, removed districtwide in 2010. Advocates argue that ...