Even kids who have attended daycare can find the first days of kindergarten stressful. The good news is that parents can take practical steps this summer, to prepare for the fall transition.
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Children who aren’t ready for school tend to lag behind their peers in later grades. Parents and teachers can help.
About two out of seven children are likely bored in their classrooms, as they aren’t learning much that is new. Should these children skip grades? What’s the evidence on grade-skipping?
Parents are sending their children to private pre-school programs as a way to ensure they are ready to start school. But are these effective?
Researchers have found large achievement gaps in science in kindergarten. However, these can change significantly in subsequent years.
Kindergarteners are under tremendous pressure – doing as many as 15 academic activities in a day, with a shorter recess time. What is the long-term impact?
Want kids to improve fluency in English language? Try dance and drama as teaching tools.
South Korean students have consistently been at the top of global standardized tests. But the high grades have come at a tremendous cost.
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Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
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Professor, Special Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Kerry McCuaig is a Friend of The Conversation.
Fellow in Early Childhood Policy, Atkinson Centre, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
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Post-doctoral fellow, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University
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Associate Professor of Education Policy and Psychology and 21st Century Chair, University of Arkansas
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Associate Professor of Education, University of California, Irvine
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Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Administrator, Acceleration Institute and Research, University of Iowa
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Professor of Education, University of Iowa
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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Medical Branch
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Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University
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Professor of Applied Psychology and Human Development, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor, Department of Educational Studies, University of British Columbia
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Faculty Associate in Elementary Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
