Preschool: School and Academics Articles

The Essential Guide to Preschool Science
Wondering what preschoolers should know when it comes to scientific concepts, and how best to help them? Here's our essential guide to all things preschool science, plus expert book picks to make learning fun!

Is Your Child Failing Preschool?
Find out what children really need to know for elementary school.

Preschool Math: Exploring Patterns
In preschool, identifying and creating patterns is just the beginning of the mastery of life-long mathematical skills. Here's how to introduce your preschooler to patterning.

Preschool Learning: More than ABCs and 123s
New research shows that teaching preschoolers both academic and social-emotional skills leads to greater school readiness overall. How can teachers do double duty at school, and what can you do to support social-emotional development at home?

Choosing a Preschool to Match Your Child's Temperament
As a child's first teacher, parents are in a unique position to understand their child's mood and energy. Many in the field of early education say it's important for parents to take this into consideration when choosing the right preschool for their child.

Preschool Science: Learning at the Playground!
Here are great ideas to turn your preschooler's romp at the playground into a fun-filled adventure in science!

Preschool Science: Learning at the Park!
Integrating science into familiar settings can bring the magic of science to life. Here are some fun ways to introduce your preschooler to science at the park.

Study Shows the Right Preschool Leads to Later Success
A study released by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) shows that the type of preschool a child attends at 4 years old, will affect how he or she learns at 7. The study, the largest of its type to date, followed 5,000 preschoolers in 1,800 schools ...

Preschools of Thought: What Are the Different Preschool Philosophies?
Do your child's preschool prospects make you feel like a babe in the woods? It may seem like there are more preschool possibilities than ever before, but as it turns out, alternative preschool philosophies have been around for a lot longer than you think.

What Sign Language Can Teach Your Child
Did you know there may be a way to improve your child's reading before he even begins to read? In the past decade there's been a lot of talk about Baby Sign. Teaching babies sign language for communication before they can talk started out as a fad and has grown to be a phenomenon.
- Sudbury Schools: A Radical Alternative to No Child Left Behind
- What Do Test Scores Really Say About a School?
- Beyond AYP: Evaluating Your Child's School
- High School Rankings: What Do They Mean?
- Barack Obama on Education
- School Uniforms
- Study Shows the Right Preschool Leads to Later Success
- What is Reggio Emilia?
- What are Charter Schools?
- How Children Learn a Second Language

