A missed, delayed or low-quality kindergarten experience “could impact this generation of kids for their lifetime." Some children will start first grade in the fall and just skip kindergarten, school administrators predict. Many districts are building supplemental summer programs and pushing parents to sign up students who missed kindergarten or were fully remote this year. Kindergarten teacher Lynda Reich began the first lesson of a recent in-person school day by switching her cloth mask for one with a clear plastic panel. Dr. Oakley, Guilford’s chief academic officer, is a former kindergarten teacher who has a son in kindergarten.

Source: Mint May 09, 2021 12:13 UTC