Are you familiar with the slogan “Talk, Read, Sing”? These three activities help children create a foundation for oral language, which is essential to reading. By building oral language, children ...

In most states, schools are required to screen students as they enter kindergarten - a process that is meant to identify students who may need extra help learning to read. However, a new study by MIT ...

Do the common-core standards demand too much of kindergarten readers?, asks a new piece this week from KQED’s Mind/Shift. It’s a debate we’ve heard before. Much of the back-and-forth centers around ...

A third-grade reading gate without strong early childhood systems is not a reading strategy. It is a reaction to unmet needs.

Early struggles with reading can have lifelong impacts on mental, physical and emotional health. Understanding who is most at risk of experiencing reading difficulties can inform strategies for early ...

This fall, Nevada County Library is launching 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, a countywide early literacy initiative ...

GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- Reading levels are lagging in Brown County, and more broadly in Wisconsin. Now, the Brown County Library is delivering its services directly into the hands of parents. The Text and ...

Valley PBS and Fresno Unified School District have partnered with Golden 1 Credit Union to create Reading Explorers Lessons for grades Pre-Kindergarten through Third grade. The daily lessons will be ...

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 ...

Kindergarten reading scores are way up at a Denver school where local dads are from the same bilingual community as the students.