Dr. Sara Bode (far right) high fives Juri Sleet, 4, after she and Crystal Webb, a kindergarten readiness coordinator, talk with Sleet's grandmother, Quintina Davis (left), about the literacy screening ...

San Antonio offers a free preschool program for infants and toddlers, helping set them up for success in elementary school.

Nationwide Children's Hospital has been screening literacy skills in children, some as young as 3 years old. The program ...

Literacy screenings are not typically conducted in medical settings ...

New federal data shows about two-thirds of the nation’s 3- to 5-year-olds are on track to enter kindergarten. But being ready for school involves a lot more than a child’s ability to count or recite ...

Leon County Schools has invested in early learning facilities to help ensure students are prepared for Kindergarten. The ...

While there's growing interest in assessing school readiness, education experts differ on what to measure and how. Here's ...

Pennsylvania is using a new kindergarten-entrance assessment this fall, and a review of the way it’s handling the project points to key challenges states face as they use tests to gauge what students ...

Nearly half of South Dakota children under the age of 5 are not on the right track to start school and find early success in ...