The first day of kindergarten is a big milestone for kids and their grown-ups alike. It’s a time full of excitement, curiosity and plenty of butterflies in the stomach. One of the best ways to help ...

Check out books with your library card. If you want your child to become a good reader, read to them. You are your child’s first teacher, and they look to you to model behaviors. If you read to them, ...

Growing up, my mom and dad read me a picture book the night before I started each new school year. When bedtime came, I would curl up in bed next to my parents—and my dog—and listen intently as they ...

BOISE, Idaho — Treasure Valley librarians are on a mission to get children reading as much as possible as soon as possible with the launch of a new literacy initiative. The Boise Public Library is the ...

BUT KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THAT RIGHT NOW. WAVERLE MELISSA, THANK YOU. SAMANTHA. IF YOU HAVE A FOUR YEAR OLD OR FIVE YEAR OLD AT HOME, IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE IT’S TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT KINDERGARTEN.

Stephanie Lyons, Boyd County Early Childhood Academy Prek Director, says two of the main goals of preK programs is for students to develop a lifelong love of learning and to be kindergarten ready.

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Spokane Public Library wants to make sure every child is ready when it comes time for kindergarten. According to the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, only ...

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 ...