More K-12 schools are emphasizing the noncognitive skills that students can access ... developmentally appropriate kindergarten classrooms are filled with children engaged in activities that match ...

Kindergarten-age children should have mastered, or be very close to mastering, specific skills before they enter school. For example, they should be able to complete self-help activities like ...

This play-based learning supports their early math and literacy skills ... activities. A 2017 study by the American Institute of Research found that children who participated in TK enter ...