Kindergarten classroom decorations: A study found that kindergartners who were taught in a highly decorated classroom were distracted and scored lower on tests. ... We mustn’t make preschool less fun ...

Since most kindergarteners spend the entire day in one classroom, the room’s decorations often did not match the subject matter. ... CMU’s permanent preschool and kindergarten.

They collected data on teacher actions and student achievement across 26 preschool classrooms. All of the participating teachers were certified in early education, held bachelor’s degrees and were ...