These strategies help connect movements to phonics instruction, giving kids another way to absorb the crucial information.

In Raymond Elementary School’s pre-kindergarten classroom, boys and girls huddled together on a rug with their teacher to learn a foundational skill for reading and spelling: how to pull apart and put ...

In this video I share my favorite teacher tested websites and YouTube channels to help your little one practice letters, sounds, and early reading skills at home. I walk you through specific phonics ...

The change, adopted through Ohio House Bill 114, shifts the state away from a system that allowed local districts to set their own deadlines for when children must turn 5 to start school. Beginning ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) – A recently passed Ohio law, HB 114, will officially take effect in March and have an impact on the 2026-2027 school year. Previously, school districts could choose either August 1 or ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. About two-thirds of California’s 3- to 5-year-olds are on track for kindergarten. Kindergarten readiness ...

For Westlake City Schools, this means children must be 5 years old on or before Aug. 25 to register for kindergarten for the 2026-27 school year. That’s the district’s first day of instruction.

12:05 p.m. Jan. 23, 2026: This story was updated with additional information about Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall and Tarrant counties. Only about half of Texas students enter ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — About 5,000 fewer students will enroll in Ohio kindergartens next year thanks to a new law standardizing kindergarten enrollment. Under current law, students can enroll in ...

First-grader Mary Greer shows her work during a phonics-based reading lesson at Hunt Valley Elementary School in Springfield, Virginia. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post) The “reading wars” that ...