Three-quarters of middle-class parents read to their preschool children at least 5 days a week. To many, it’s as important and routine as personal hygiene. Yet many parents need encouragement to keep ...

Beyond the Shelf is a monthly column about the activities and people at the La Jolla/Riford Library. Seventy-eight children and caregivers trekked around the library on March 23 in search of all 26 ...

No matter if you are sequestered at home struggling to homeschool your preschooler or if you are a veteran preschool teacher, here are five science-based tips for promoting the preschooler's reading ...

In his March 10 speech laying out his education agenda, President Barack Obama established expanded and higher-quality preschool education as the plan’s “first pillar.” That sensible foundation is ...

A study published in the journal Pediatrics expands validation evidence for a new screening tool that directly engages preschool-age children during clinic visits to assess their early literacy skills ...

The Centre for Family Literacy has added even more activities to its free app Flit (families learning and interacting together) and it’s now available for both Apple and Android devices. But using ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Six-month-old ...