This article was written by Dr. Aimee Ketchum, OTD, OTR/L, a pediatric occupational therapist in the NICU at UPMC hospital, the owner/operator of STEM Starts Now early child development program and ...

Retired teacher Lysa Sassman, who volunteers with Sight Word Busters, helps six-year-old Julian practice his letters as a prelude to sight word work Nov. 13 at Sierra Hills School in Meadow Vista.

Kindergarteners have a lot on their plate. They’re getting adept at recognizing letters and numbers, they’re counting in sequence, they’re learning how to sound out words and then they’re learning ...