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Do Girls Read Better Than Boys? If So, Gender Stereotypes May Be to Blame

Do Girls Read Better Than Boys? If So, Gender Stereotypes May Be to Blame

Researchers examined the relation between classmates’ gender stereotypes and individual students’ reading outcomes to shed light on how these stereotypes contribute to the gender gap in reading. 
Posted in Education, Engagement, Reading Skills, Social Development

Moderate Exercise Can Benefit Memory Performance

Moderate Exercise Can Benefit Memory Performance

Moderate intensity exercise such as brisk walking, water aerobics or cycling can have the most beneficial effect on memory performance.
Posted in Attention, Education, Engagement, Learning & Memory, Movement & Exercise

Testing During Studying Improves Memory and Inference

Testing During Studying Improves Memory and Inference

Learning something new? Take a test! Research shows that taking a test is more effective than other ways of studying when learning and making inferences.
Posted in Attention, Education, Engagement, Learning & Memory, Memory, Neuroscience

High-Quality Teacher–Child Interactions Predict Children's Learning Outcomes

High-Quality Teacher–Child Interactions Predict Children's Learning Outcomes

Most early childhood instructional alignment initiatives focus on the use of curricula, instructional practices, learning standards and assessments. But is it enough? 
Posted in Education, Engagement, Mathematics, Reading Skills, School Readiness

Contagious Learning: How Drama and Experience Enhance Learning

Contagious Learning: How Drama and Experience Enhance Learning

It's a concept first brought to light decades ago, but still very relevant in education today: lived experience. Specifically, how can educators create significant experiences to engage students and enhance learning? 
Posted in Education, Engagement, Social Development

A New Method for Boosting the Learning of Mathematics

A New Method for Boosting the Learning of Mathematics

Researchers oversaw a new system of maths learning whose purpose is to promote the use of arithmetic formulas at an early age. After a year, they observed a leap in students’ performance.
Posted in Education, Learning & Memory, Mathematics, Memory, School Readiness

Physical Activity in Lessons Improves Students' Attainment

Physical Activity in Lessons Improves Students' Attainment

Students who take part in physical exercises like star jumps or running on the spot during school lessons do better in tests than peers who stick to sedentary learning.
Posted in Attention, Education, Engagement, Movement & Exercise, Reading Skills

Rethinking Role of Technology in the Classroom

Rethinking Role of Technology in the Classroom

Study finds added access can lead to decrease in students' academic motivation. Engagement "is more than a matter of providing children with access to the latest electronic devices."
Posted in Attention, Education, Engagement, Motivation, Social Skills, Technology

Screening Kindergarten Readiness

Screening Kindergarten Readiness

Researchers at the University of Missouri College of Education have found that a readiness screener can predict kindergarteners’ success in school after 18 months.
Posted in Attention, Education, Engagement, School Readiness, Social Skills

Finding Upends Theory About the Cerebellum's Role in Reading and Dyslexia

Finding Upends Theory About the Cerebellum's Role in Reading and Dyslexia

New research shows that the cerebellum is not engaged during reading in typical readers and does not differ in children who have dyslexia.
Posted in Education, Reading Skills, School Readiness

A lack of background knowledge can hinder reading comprehension

A lack of background knowledge can hinder reading comprehension

Researchers found that a knowledge threshold may be an essential component of reading comprehension.
Posted in Education, Reading Skills

Emphasizing social play in kindergarten improves academics, reduces teacher burnout

Emphasizing social play in kindergarten improves academics, reduces teacher burnout

Emphasizing more play, hands-on learning, and students helping one another in kindergarten improves academic outcomes, self-control and attention regulation.
Posted in Education, School Readiness, Social Development, Social Skills