15 Picture Books That Support Children’s Spatial Skills Development

KQED News Mind/Shift - Deborah Farmer Kris "Having strong spatial [...]

December 19th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Spatial learning, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Common Core Nonfiction Mandate Decreases Fiction, Fails to Increase Test Scores

Education World - Nicole Gorman "Reports have been circulating that [...]

December 2nd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Childhood Education, Children, Common Core Standards, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Five reasons why you should read aloud to your kids – and pick their favourite book

The Conversation - Ryan Spencer "As parents know all too [...]

November 22nd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Libraries, Listening, Literacy, literature, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Five reasons why you should read aloud to your kids – and pick their favourite book

The Conversation - Ryan Spencer "As parents know all too [...]

November 20th, 2015|Categories: Books, Brain, Brain development, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Vocabulary|Tags: Education, School|

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Study Analyzes Reading Patterns in Nation’s Students

Education World - Nicole Gorman "A newly released annual report [...]

November 14th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Taylor Swift Partners with Scholastic to Donate 25,000 Books to Children in Need

Education World - Nicole Gorman "Singer and pop culture icon [...]

November 14th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, New York, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Home reading environment is crucial for children’s reading skills

Medical Xpress - Staff Writer "Children that are seldom read [...]

November 9th, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Family, Language, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The (Reading) Circle of Life

The Huffington Post - Byron Garrett "As you've already read, [...]

November 6th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Helping Kids Thrive Through Emotional Intelligence

Foster Folly News - Denise Daniels "As most parents know, [...]

October 29th, 2015|Categories: Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Emotional Literacy, Parenting, Parents, Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)|Tags: Education, School|

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Rinse, Spin, Read To Kids: It’s A Mashup Of Laundromat and Library

NPR - Andrew Boryga "Poor mothers often spend way too [...]

October 28th, 2015|Categories: Books, Childhood Education, Children, Infants, Libraries, Reading, South Africa|Tags: Education, School|

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