Teachers can create a writing-rich environment that encourages young learners’ playful marks and inventive spelling.

Opening Shot: A woman in overalls holds an animated box. “Wow! It’s a surprise box! Let’s see what’s inside!” she says. Helping Accurso is her husband Aron, whose day job was working on the Broadway ...

Expectations for students are increasing, even for kids going into kindergarten, and so a Michigan State associate professor is working to help preschool children get prepared. Hope Gerde is creating ...

A new MSU study shows that simple, hands-on activities, such as writing letters and pointing out words in daily life, are the most effective way to build early reading skills. Both children with and ...

Teaching handwriting in elementary school is getting huge support from research in cognitive psychology and neuroscience. Some state legislatures are paying attention and mandating that handwriting be ...

(TNS) — The other day some preschoolers were pretending to be one of their favorite Sesame Street characters, a baby goat named Ma’zooza who likes round things. They played with tomatoes — counting up ...

It’s halfway through the school day for Sofia Lucero, Lilhyann Ortiz and Anai Orona, and that means it’s time for snacks and recess. The 4-year-olds gobble down colorful fruit snacks at a picnic table ...