Research -- StepUp to Learn

The powerful impact of real-world learning experiences for kids

by StepUp Staff December 10, 2018

Researchers found that 4- to 9-year-old kids knew more about how animals are classified after a four-day camp at a zoo. It wasn’t that children who attended just knew more facts about animals, the researchers noted. The camp actually improved how they organized what they knew – a key component of learning.

Posted in Attention, Education, Engagement, Memory, Motivation

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Case Study: Developmental Coordination Disorder

by Jonathan Rowe October 28, 2018

Emily is an eight year old in the third grade at a private school. She does not receive any special education services through the local school district. Emily was conceived as a result of in vitro fertilization and carried to full term. Developmentally, Emily was a late walker and an early talker. Significant health history includes fracturing the tibia at 12 months of age and again at 4. At birth she was diagnosed with Lordosis (curvature of the spine) and the presence of a sacral dimple. Emily had a few ear infections between the ages of 1 and 2 at which time she was considered for tubes.

Posted in Mathematics, Motivation, Movement & Exercise, School Readiness

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New research helps to instill persistence in children

by StepUp Staff October 10, 2018

Encouraging children “to help,” rather than asking them to “be helpers,” can instill persistence as they work to fulfill daily tasks that are difficult to complete, finds a new psychology study.

Posted in Education, Motivation, School Readiness, Social Skills

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Kids connect with robot reading partners

by StepUp Staff October 10, 2018

Kids learn better with a friend. They’re more enthusiastic and understand more if they dig into a subject with a companion. But what if that companion is artificial?

Posted in Attention, Education, Engagement, Motivation, Technology

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NeuroNet Success Stories: KidSense Therapy

by StepUp Staff October 10, 2018

Marcia Washington, OTR/L, has been practicing pediatric occupational therapy for more than 10 years. She is the owner of KidSense Therapy, a sensory clinic providing occupational therapy for children birth to age 18 years in Pontotoc, Mississippi. We recently had the chance to catch up with Marcia and ask her about her experience using NeuroNet programs in her therapy practice:

Posted in Attention, Education, Engagement, Health & Wellness, Language, Mathematics, Memory, Motivation, Movement & Exercise, Neuroscience, Reading Skills, School Readiness, Social Development, Social Skills, Speech & Language

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