Sign Up for a Free Trial

Research -- StepUp to Learn

Teaching Self Regulation: Is Earlier Better?

Teaching Self Regulation: Is Earlier Better?

Researchers explore the long-term effects of teaching self-regulation skills in young students.
Posted in Attention, Education, Motivation, Neuroscience

How to Boost Emotional Development and Learning Engagement Before Kindergarten

How to Boost Emotional Development and Learning Engagement Before Kindergarten

Preschoolers who did this on a regular basis demonstrated more success in emotional development, learning engagement and academic performance across the kindergarten year.
Posted in Education, Health & Wellness, Neuroscience, School Readiness, Social Development

Can ‘Random Noise’ Unlock Our Learning Potential?

Can ‘Random Noise’ Unlock Our Learning Potential?

Though many of us may seek a quiet place in which to study, ‘noise’ may play a key role in helping some people improve their learning potential.
Posted in Attention, Education, Engagement, Neuroscience, Technology

Visualization: How Kids 'See' the Story Beyond the Pictures

Visualization: How Kids 'See' the Story Beyond the Pictures

Visualization is essential to reading comprehension. Researchers discover a simple way to boost it at home.
Posted in Education, Language, Neuroscience, Reading Skills, Speech & Language

Teaching Spatial Thinking Boosts Verbal Reasoning

Teaching Spatial Thinking Boosts Verbal Reasoning

New findings could not only upend how educators craft curricula, but reveals a hidden link in the human mind. 
Posted in Education, Language, Neuroscience, Speech & Language

How Consistent Practice Improves Learning

How Consistent Practice Improves Learning

Researchers discover how the brain changes with consistent practice, and what could be the first step toward new strategies to improve and speed up learning.
Posted in Education, Memory, Neuroscience, School Readiness

Learning to Enjoy Cognitive Effort

Learning to Enjoy Cognitive Effort

Researchers challenge a common assumption and find that challenging cognitive activities can be experienced as rewarding and valuable.
Posted in Education, Engagement, Motivation, Neuroscience

Slow Learner? It Could Be From Long-Term Stress

Slow Learner? It Could Be From Long-Term Stress

Long-term stress -- to which children are increasingly exposed -- can potentially cause serious damage to the brain, according to a new study.

Posted in Education, Health & Wellness, Movement & Exercise, Neuroscience, School Readiness, Speech & Language

From Hopscotch to Handwriting: Trial and Error is our Best Teacher

From Hopscotch to Handwriting: Trial and Error is our Best Teacher

Although we often think that we don’t want to make mistakes, this new model of learning reminds us that trying new things and making mistakes are our best teachers.
Posted in Education, Mathematics, Movement & Exercise, Neuroscience

How Kids Problem Solve in New, Creative Ways (And Why You Should Encourage It)

How Kids Problem Solve in New, Creative Ways (And Why You Should Encourage It)

A new study shows that kids broader attentional focus can also prove to be an advantage to finding new, creative ways of problem solving.
Posted in Attention, Education, Engagement

How Does the Brain Process and Store Movement?

How Does the Brain Process and Store Movement?

What researchers discovered about how the brain processes movement changes not only to our understanding of how the brain works, but provides a better understanding of conditions ranging from Parkinson’s disease to autism.
Posted in Education, Memory, Movement & Exercise, Neuroscience

How to Unlock Your Child's STEM Potential

How to Unlock Your Child's STEM Potential

Teaching this set of skills – particularly with the use of physical manipulatives  – is highly effective at improving mathematics performance and makes learning more engaging, accessible, and equitable.
Posted in Education, Mathematics, Technology