K-5 (pronounced "kay through five") is an American term for the
education period from
kindergarten to
fifth grade. It receives equal amounts of criticism and support in the educational industry. While many
early childhood experts deem it too closely aligned with more developmentally inappropriate "watered-down" early elementary teaching methods,
administrators and policy-makers see it as a way to integrate kindergarten under the guise of the
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
K-5 (pronounced "kay through five") is an American term for the
education period from
kindergarten to
fifth grade. It receives equal amounts of criticism and support in the educational industry. While many
early childhood experts deem it too closely aligned with more developmentally inappropriate "watered-down" early elementary teaching methods,
administrators and policy-makers see it as a way to integrate kindergarten under the guise of the
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
