Illinois school districts are beginning this school year gathering information on consistent measures of developmental readiness for all kindergartners. Teachers must observe students playing and ...

Maggie Plante’s kindergarten classroom at Burlington’s Integrated Arts Academy at H.O. Wheeler Credit: sam simon It’s the first week of kindergarten in Maggie Plante’s class at the Integrated Arts ...

Discussion of developmental progress including: cognitive skills, executive function, language/literacy, numeracy and math, fine motor, and socio-emotional skills; Risks and protective factors for the ...

Determining whether your child is the right age for kindergarten can be difficult. While most five-year-olds are ready to take the step to full-time classroom learning, some are not — and that’s OK.