But, this is exactly what reading-comprehension questions, like those found on NAEP, demand. Kids need phonics and comprehension instruction.

The kindergarten class was about 80% Latino and overwhelmingly low-income, and relatively few parents had gone to college. About half the children were learning English.

But let’s look at the pre-common-core kindergarten standards in a few states and see how much reading they require: (Also, it’s worth noting that previous standards can be tough to find at ...

When it comes to reading, kindergarten is the new first grade. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2017 / 04 / 170413084639.htm. Ohio State University.

The study assessed how well transitional kindergarten prepared a student for kindergarten based on research of more than 6,000 students across 20 school districts. Key findings include: Transitional ...

Executive functioning and reading comprehension can be conceptualized into three components (Chang, 2020): Cognitive flexibility, or our ability to shift between understanding the words we are ...