Kindergarten starts around age 5 for a reason. At this stage ... basic academic tasks like following multiple-step directions, counting to 10, and recognizing letters. Their time in this first ...

Share of U.S. children ages 3 to 5 considered on track for kindergarten ... Skills build on themselves, so children who don’t master kindergarten phonics or counting could remain behind in ...

The Mancos School District has launched a two-week summer program, led by kindergarten teacher Nicole Gregersen, to support ...

A federal push in recent years for greater academic rigor at increasingly younger ages has dramatically shifted the experience of kindergarten ... around because at 5, you’re likely to squirm ...

1 to enter 5-year-old kindergarten. While delaying entrance ... and stick to it. Use counting in your daily activities, and talk to your child about what they're seeing, touching and hearing.

When the school year began, the 4- and 5-year-olds dreaded ... said would help them succeed in kindergarten and beyond. “Those are key goals we’re trying to reach. All the letter recognition, rhyming ...