When you think back to your own kindergarten experience, it probably involved a half-day program and plenty of fun activities — finger painting, sand play and nap time. Likely the hardest parts were ...

Check out books with your library card. If you want your child to become a good reader, read to them. You are your child’s first teacher, and they look to you to model behaviors. If you read to them, ...

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 ...

Malachi Henderson, 6, started kindergarten in the fall, shortly after completing the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program ...

Utah wants 70% of students in kindergarten through 3rd grade to read at their age level, but only about half do. Students in ...

ABILENE, Texas — The Main Abilene Library has a nationally recognized initiative, 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, to help promote learning in children before they reach kindergarten. The mother of ...

In California, by 2025-26 all 4-year-olds will be eligible for universal TK. Many districts have already enacted the program, including the Los Angeles school system. Many parents are unsure if they ...

A new nationwide study has found that children entering first grade in 2013 had significantly better reading skills than similar students had just 12 years earlier. Researchers say this means that in ...