In her early days as a kindergarten teacher, Katie Felix had a troublesome realization: “There is only one of me and 24 of them. How can I teach them when I’m not sitting with them?” Seventeen years ...

Writing instruction in early education should be about more than letter formation and penmanship, argue researchers who found preschool teachers don't often encourage writing for communication ...

Developing pre-writing skills is one of the most important steps in preparing young children for the writing process. These foundational activities help build the fine motor control, hand strength, ...

"The Brave Cowboy" - now that's a tale. All 34 ears belonging to 17 Cold Springs kids perked up as the child gunslinger lived out his fantasy in this tiny little book, every word spoken by the teacher ...

If your child is too advanced for preschool but not quite ready for kindergarten – perhaps because of a fall birthday – transitional kindergarten may be a solution. Pioneered in California, where the ...