At Melbourne Elementary School in north-central Arkansas, time for science is a priority—even for the youngest students. Starting in kindergarten, teachers dedicate 30-40 minutes for the subject each ...

Preschool teachers don’t feel comfortable teaching science—and it shows in their classroom practice, according to a new study. But science education for young children doesn’t need to be a slog or a ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. First, research on science and engineering education has focused largely on middle and ...

No matter how well children are prepared for kindergarten, their transition to the classroom during the first few months plays a key role in their success, a new study suggests. No matter how well ...

Kindergarten classrooms nationwide have changed dramatically since the late 1990s and nearly all of these changes are in the direction of a heightened focus on academics, particularly literacy, ...