62% of Polk County children were not ready for kindergarten in 2024. Can early language skills and programs like Camp READY close the gap?

A new randomized control trial in Mississippi has found that a good kindergarten literacy program can boost disadvantaged students’ vocabulary in kindergarten by as much as an extra month of school.

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mrs Wordsmith launches its early-learning program in the U.S. The Social Journey will help early learners expand their social and emotional vocabulary through a series of ...

New research finds preschool teachers' use of sophisticated vocabulary can predict fourth-grade reading comprehension and word recognition. Preschool teachers' use of sophisticated vocabulary and ...

Paul Morgan is an associate professor in the Department of Education Policy Studies at Pennsylvania State University. Along with a team at Penn State and colleagues at the University of California, ...

Preschool might seem like nothing more than child’s play — a riot of high-spirited kids engaged in finger painting, blockbuilding and games. But a new study of Boston Public Schools’ (BPS) free ...

WASHINGTON — Don’t just talk to your toddler — gesture, too. Pointing, waving bye-bye and other natural gestures seem to boost a budding vocabulary. Scientists found those tots who could convey more ...

The stronger a child’s vocabulary, the more successful she tends to be in school, and new research shows that the word-building can begin before kids start talking. Child development experts have long ...

Children in full-day kindergarten (FDK) do experience some benefit from the Ontario program, according to a recent study by the University of Toronto, but only in some areas. The study “Key findings ...