Ready Readers volunteers visit classrooms in low-income communities to read aloud to young children, which can help build early literacy skills in preparation for kindergarten. Studies show that ...

Researchers discovered that unusually high temperatures can hinder early childhood development. Children living in hotter ...

With support from the W.T. Grant Foundation, University of Delaware partners with the Delaware Department of Education to improve K-3 literacy outcomes Delaware’s commitment to enhancing literacy ...

New research reveals that extreme heat doesn’t just threaten health and the environment—it also slows early childhood ...

Are you getting everything you could from your early literacy data? Too often, early literacy results can flag which students are struggling, but don’t reveal the “why” or point to the way forward.

E-books have emerged as a dynamic tool in early education, combining digital text with multimedia elements to support emergent literacy development. Their interactive design not only captures young ...

Susan B. Neuman is a professor of early-childhood education and literacy development at New York University. From 2013 to 2016, she led a research team that conducted a national study of the effect of ...

Talking is Teaching, a national campaign aimed at fostering early language and literacy skills in children, has expanded to reach Livingston County's LACASA Center.

Early narrative skills are tied to kindergarten literacy among young African American children, according to new research. The study is the first to demonstrate the connection between African American ...

Pre-K teachers spend an average of only 2.5 percent of their day on numeracy skills. Credit: Philip Keith for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our ...

A new study of 3- and 4-year-old children in six countries suggests that growing up in high temperatures may hinder key early ...

The pandemic has touched many students with heightened stress, disruptions and remote learning hurdles, but experts say it may have the greatest impact on the youngest learners, those in the formative ...