Research -- StepUp to Learn
Leaving Kids to Fight It Out On Their Own
Zero to minimal intervention during conflict among children is a characteristic of the mimamoru approach practiced in Japanese schools to foster the voluntary participation of kids in their learning.
Youngest Children in Class Are More Likely to Be Diagnosed with a Learning Disability
Exercise Aids the Cognitive Development of Children Born Preterm
Connecting the Dots Between Engagement and Learning
Read to Succeed -- in Math
Infants Capable of Complex Babble May Grow into Stronger Readers
Less than Ideal Start in Life: What Next?
Busy Pictures Hinder Reading Ability in Children
New study shows extraneous images draw attention from text, reducing comprehension in beginning readers.
Children Use Both Brain Hemispheres to Understand Language, Unlike Adults
Whereas adults process most discrete neural tasks in specific areas in one or the other of their brain's two hemispheres, young children use both the right and left hemispheres to do the same task. The finding suggests a possible reason why children appear to recover from neural injury much easier than adults.
Early Reading in Spanish Helps Children Learn to Read English
Children who had strong early reading skills in their native Spanish language when they entered kindergarten experienced greater growth in their ability to read English from kindergarten through fourth grade.
More than Half of U.S. Students Experience Summer Learning Losses Five Years in a Row
Playtime with Dad May Improve Children's Self-Control
