Research -- StepUp to Learn
Report examines origins and nature of 'math anxiety'
How the arts can help students who struggle most
Researchers show that using artistic activities -- such as rhyming, movement, and drawing, -- helps students retain more of what they learn.
Colored filter improves dyslexic children's reading speed
Writing bursts: How important are spelling accuracy and handwriting speed?
Do persistent babies make for successful adults?
How much does culture influence young children's math abilities?
Researchers from Japan's Hokkaido University compare 6 year old children’s ease with oral and written math problems to see if children's accuracy and comfort with math would be determined by their culture.
Babies who hear two languages at home develop advantages in attention
Need to remember something? Better draw it, study finds
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have found that drawing pictures of information that needs to be remembered is a strong and reliable strategy to enhance memory.
Difficulties with audiovisual processing contribute to dyslexia in children
Connection of children to nature brings less distress, hyperactivity and behavioral problems
Intellectual Curiosity and Confidence Help Children Take on Math and Reading
Attention, please! Anticipation of touch takes focus, executive skills
Inside the brain, the act of anticipating is an exercise in focus, a neural preparation that conveys important visual, auditory or tactile information about what’s to come. New brain research on 6 - 8 year olds shows not only this expectation in real time, but also how anticipation relates to executive function skills.