Sentences with phrase «recognition at kindergarten»

For example, research shows that letter recognition at kindergarten entry is an important predictor of later success, but we also know that young children don't learn letters best by being drilled on letters, rather they learn them by experiencing literacy - rich environments.

For example, research shows that letter recognition at kindergarten entry is an important predictor of later success, but we also know that young children don't learn letters best by being drilled on letters; they learn them by experiencing literacy rich environments.

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As reported on its website, «Though many students at KIPP Empower Academy entered kindergarten without basic letter and number recognition skills, by the end of the year, 98 percent were reading and performing math at or above the national average.»

Abdoulie Jammeh, left, and Ross Wiedenbeck work on word recognition and phonetics in a kindergarten class at Mendota Elementary School in this January 2007 file photo.

The vision of prekindergarten through grade three alignment must begin with the recognition that early learning does not begin or end at the kindergarten school door.