Los Angeles Times

Bugs and ‘bubble breaths’: How new teacher training peers into the mind of a 4-year-old

Consider the humble lump of pink Play-Doh. To a parent, it’s a quick toddler playtime activity. But ask an early childhood educator about Play-Doh, and it’s a science experiment, an opportunity for ...
Summit County

Group offers classes to prepare children before kindergarten

BOULDER ” Educators know the achievement gap for low-income students starts well before they arrive in kindergarten, making it difficult for them to catch up with their more-advantaged peers. Finding ...
Los Angeles Times

Potty training, ‘accidents,’ wiping issues complicate 4-year-olds’ start at public schools

With just weeks left to prepare her 4-year-old son for his first day in public school, Andrea Gallegos still has a few things to check off on her to-do list. Buy him a new backpack. Wean him off his ...
The Reporter

Hemlock pilots first inclusive kindergarten class

In one Hemlock Elementary School kindergarten classroom Thursday morning, it was business as usual. Students modeled letters of the alphabet using Play-Doh, learned about the months of the year and ...