In most states, schools are required to screen students as they enter kindergarten - a process that is meant to identify ...

Giuliana Tapia was way behind her classmates. She was just 5 years old, starting kindergarten at Telesis Academy of Science and Math in West Covina. At a kindergarten screening two months before her ...

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 new study shows the combination of two early reading programs had positive effects on preschool students entering kindergarten. A study published in the journal Pediatrics shows the combination of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California to begin universal screening of kindergarten through second-grade students for reading difficulties, ...

Nueces County Public Libraries has launched a program to promote early literacy — encouraging youngsters to read 1,000 books before they reach kindergarten — after receiving a state grant. Through a ...

This year, for the first time, California schools will be screening kindergarteners, first- and second-graders for reading difficulties, including dyslexia, under a state mandate signed into law by ...