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Digital Games May Beat Mindfulness Apps at Relieving Stress

Digital Games May Beat Mindfulness Apps at Relieving Stress

Highly engaging digital games which provide opportunities for mastering new skills and allowing users to feel in control may relieve stress at the end of the day more effectively than mindfulness apps.
Posted in Attention, Engagement, Health & Wellness, Neuroscience, Social Development

Here's How You Help Kids Crack the Reading Code

Here's How You Help Kids Crack the Reading Code

Learning letter-sound correspondences early in the first year of school creates the best possible foundation for breaking the reading code.
Posted in Engagement, Reading Skills, 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

Kids wore video cameras in their preschool class, for science

Kids wore video cameras in their preschool class, for science

They may all be in the same classroom together, but each child in preschool may have a very different experience, a new study suggests.
Posted in Attention, Education, Engagement, Social Development, Social Skills

Family-school engagement has specific perks for young students

Family-school engagement has specific perks for young students

Students whose families are more engaged early in the school year are less likely to have concentration and behavioral problems.
Posted in Education, Engagement

Wiggling It Beats A Path For A Better Performance At School

Wiggling It Beats A Path For A Better Performance At School

Marching, wiggling and tapping a beat aids young children to develop their self-regulation skills and improve school readiness.
Posted in Attention, Education, Engagement, Movement & Exercise, Neuroscience, School Readiness

Preschool Teachers Aren't Asking Challenging Questions

Preschool Teachers Aren't Asking Challenging Questions

UTHealth study reveals that preschool and kindergarten teachers ask too many simple questions and offer ideas on how to enhance student learning.
Posted in Attention, Education, Engagement, Reading Skills

Reading With Toddlers Reduces Harsh Parenting, Enhances Child Behavior

Reading With Toddlers Reduces Harsh Parenting, Enhances Child Behavior

People who regularly read with their toddlers are less likely to engage in harsh parenting and the children are less likely to be hyperactive or disruptive.
Posted in Attention, Engagement, Reading Skills, Social Skills

Arts and Crafts Activities Contribute to Future Scientists and Entrepreneurs

Arts and Crafts Activities Contribute to Future Scientists and Entrepreneurs

Arts and crafts activities help children develop creative ways of thinking and significantly correlate with later success in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields.
Posted in Education, Engagement, Music, Neuroscience

Fifteen minutes of exercise creates optimal brain state for mastering new motor skills

Fifteen minutes of exercise creates optimal brain state for mastering new motor skills

When asked to repeat the same task 24-hours later, participants those who had exercised for 15 minutes used far fewer brain resources than those who rested.
Posted in Attention, Engagement, Movement & Exercise, Neuroscience