Screen time for the very young has doubled in 20 years: study

Medical X-Press - Dennis Thompson "The electronic babysitter is alive [...]

February 20th, 2019|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Screen Media, screen time, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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In the age of smart devices, young children spending more time in front of TV screens

Medical X-Press - Jessica Drouet "A new study by Robert [...]

February 19th, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, screen time, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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New ‘Knowledge Mapping’ Tool Evaluates English Language Arts Curricula

Education Next - Robert Pondiscio "In an essay in The [...]

February 14th, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Researchers factoring in how children learn mathematics

Medical X-Press - Chuck Green "What is 72 multiplied by [...]

February 6th, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Dinner Talk Time: Language, Literacy, and Learning Implications for Children

The Long Island Press - Erin Fealy Cunningham "Carving out [...]

February 4th, 2019|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Family, Family Engagement, Language, Languages, Learning, Literacy, News, Parent talk, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Study: Speaking ‘Parentese’ Helps Baby’s Language Learning

VOA - Staff Writer "It is common for adults to [...]

February 4th, 2019|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Language, Learning, News, Parent talk, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why are children so good at learning languages?

Medical X-Press - Janna Roberts "In 2003, an influential study [...]

February 1st, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why screen time for babies, children and adolescents needs to be limited

The Conversation - John J. Reilly, Anthony (Tony) Okely, Catherine [...]

February 1st, 2019|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, screen time, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Decoding the Teenage Brain (in 3 Charts)

Edutopia - Stephen Merrill "In matters of settled opinion, science [...]

February 1st, 2019|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain, Brain development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teens, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Babies who hear two languages at home develop advantages in attention

Medical X-Press - Staff Writer "The advantages of growing up [...]

January 30th, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Language, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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