Research -- StepUp to Learn

Groundbreaking study reveals that ADHD medications don't change the brain's attention or executive function networks.

Researchers explore the connection between sensory play and sustained attention in a first grade classroom.

Movement-based learning strategies were linked to improved vocabulary learning and retention, greater engagement and increased motivation.

Students who participated in these traditional children's games showed greater improvement in gross motor performance.

Researchers identified self-regulation and rhythmic movement, among others, as key drivers of the future of primary education curriculum.

Response writing alone did not improve self-evaluation for these students, but adding this instructional support did.

Early learners improved spatial awareness, counting, number sense, and basic geometric shapes with these embodied congnition strategies.

How integrating a movement-based platform into their core curriculum transformed these kindergarten classrooms.

Researchers followed a group of kindergarteners through Grade 2 and found these skills most influenced quality writing.

How children's early screen time, outdoor play, and risky play experiences relate to developmental vulnerability in kindergarten.

At the end of the school year, Grade 1 students who did this produced higher quality writing.

Knowing their class rank signficanty boosts scores for this group of students.