Growing up, my mom and dad read me a picture book the night before I started each new school year. When bedtime came, I would curl up in bed next to my parents—and my dog—and listen intently as they ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - In a kindergarten classroom at Riverside Elementary in Sioux City, students are practicing sight words, but learning to read starts long before kindergarten. “Research says that ...

Have you heard about the 1,000 Books Foundation? I love this idea–read 1,000 books to your preschooler, before the little one starts kindergarten. It’s okay to count books that you re-read. That’s ...

School-age kids have headed back to the classroom — but those too young for kindergarten aren’t off the hook. They’ve got some homework to do as well. The nationwide 1,000 Books Before kindergarten ...

PITTSFIELD -- The school year may be coming to an end, but for early childhood educators and advocates, it's never too early to start preparing children for kindergarten. The Berkshire Museum, through ...

As the leader of a team of 30,000 doctors, nurses, and volunteers committed to ensuring that every child arrives at kindergarten prepared to succeed, I could not agree more with Elanna S. Yalow’s ...

LEE — Transitioning from pre-K to kindergarten can be hard. So the Berkshire Museum and Berkshire Bank Foundation have teamed up, again, to make that move a little easier — and a bit more fun — for ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up A new St. Louis County Library program called “1,000 Books before ...

New parents/caregivers are overwhelmed with so many tasks, responsibilities, and priorities with babies and preschool-age children. We all want our kids to be as happy, healthy, and successful as ...