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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.
Naming Guides How 12-Month-Old Infants Encode and Remember Objects
Even for infants just beginning to speak their first words, the way an object is named guides infants' encoding, representation and memory for that object, according to new research. Encoding objects in memory and recalling them later is fundamental to human cognition and emerges in infancy. Evidence from a new recognition memory task reveals that as they encode objects, infants are sensitive to a principled link between naming and object representation by 12 months.
More than Half of U.S. Students Experience Summer Learning Losses Five Years in a Row
A Fair Reward Ensures a Good Memory
By studying the brain’s reward and memory networks, neuroscientists find that memory requires a system of reward delivery. A new finding highly relevant for a variety of learning situations.
Telling Stories Using Rhythmic Gesture Helps Children Improve Oral Skills
Enrichment Programs Help Children Build Knowledge
'Terrible Twos' Not Inevitable: With Engaged Parenting, Happy Babies Can Become Happy Toddlers
Chatty Kids Do Better At School, New Study Shows
Researchers Gather Most Promising Interventions Addressing 'Word Gap'
Researchers bring together 18 language-intervention research and empirical studies that address the word gap, the inequities in early experience with language that can place some children at a disadvantage.
Moderate Exercise Can Benefit Memory Performance
Mother Nature: Reshaping Modern Play Spaces for Children’s Health
A Smart Jumpsuit Provides Information on Infants’ Movement and Development
