Being Multilingual: Why music is important to language learners

Expatica - Madalena Cruz-Ferreira "Wink-wink to those of you who, [...]

November 1st, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development and Language, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, Music, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Is cursive writing a dead art or a relevant tool?

California Democrat - Michelle Brooks "Some schools have replaced handwriting [...]

October 29th, 2015|Categories: Brain, Brain development and Language, Cursive, Education, Handwriting, School|Tags: Education, School|

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Chris Rickert: Monolingual Americans may have most to gain from bilingual immersion

The Wisconsin State Journal - Chris Rickert "On Monday, the [...]

October 27th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development and Language, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Wisconsin|Tags: Education, schools|

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Let’s scotch the myth that boys don’t read

The Telegraph - Frank Furedi "Back in 2000, my wife [...]

October 24th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Boys, Brain, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Great Britain (UK), Language, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, News, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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What Parents Can Gain From Learning the Science of Talking to Kids

KQED News Mind/Shift - Holly Korbey "The widening education gap [...]

October 17th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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‘British students should jump at the chance to learn Mandarin’, says Chinese School teacher

TES - Jun Yang-Williams "This is proving an exciting year [...]

October 13th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development and Language, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, China, Current Events, Education, England, Foreign Language, Great Britain (UK), Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, Mandarin, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Understanding Dyslexia and the Reading Brain in Kids

KQED News Mind/Shift - Holly Korbey "At a recent talk [...]

October 4th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Dyslexia, Early Education, Education, Learning, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How talking to children can help them reach their full potential

South China Morning Post - Heidi Stevens "Maybe you've seen [...]

September 23rd, 2015|Categories: Brain, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Parenting, Parents|Tags: Education, School|

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Your Baby’s Brain Holds the Key to Solving Society’s Problems

National Geographic - Simon Worrall "Try saying pediatric otolaryngologist. Not [...]

September 22nd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Language, language and academic achievement, Learning, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Is your technology hurting your child’s development?

Chicago Tribune - John Carpenter "Everyone knows this picture: Parent [...]

September 17th, 2015|Categories: Brain, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Children, Parenting, Parents, Screen Media, Technology|Tags: Education, School|

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