Speaking two languages may help the aging brain

The Washington Post - Ramin Skibba "Even when you’re fluent [...]

December 24th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain, Brain development, 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.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Sign Language Reveals Secrets of Spoken Language

Language Magazine - Staff Writer "According to a new study, [...]

December 22nd, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Boys with good motor skills excel at problem-solving, too

Medical X-Press - Staff Writer "Boys with good motor skills [...]

December 18th, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Boys, Brain, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Cognitive Development, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Problem-based Learning, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Passive exposure alone can enhance the learning of foreign speech sounds

Science Daily - Staff Writer "Ability to understand and subsequently [...]

December 18th, 2018|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 and academic achievement, Language Arts, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Code-cracking puzzles are a gateway to higher math

Education Dive - Lauren Barack "A fascination with cryptography led [...]

December 13th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Game-based Learning, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teachers don’t understand the depth of dyslexia

Medical X-Press - Cathryn Knight "Dyslexia is a common learning [...]

December 13th, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Dyslexia, Education, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The relationship between language and thought

I Am Expat - Marjolein Kuperus "What is the relationship [...]

December 10th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Arts, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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When doctors say ‘Read,’ new parents listen

The Hechinger Report - Lillian Mongeau "The evaluation of the [...]

December 1st, 2018|Categories: Accountability, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parent talk, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Decoding Versus Cognitive Ability

Language Magazine - Terrie L. Noland "Automaticity is necessary in [...]

November 29th, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Cognitive Development, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, News, Reading, Reading Difficulties, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Helping Students Develop Executive Function Skills

Edutopia - Gina DiTullio "Executive function is an umbrella term [...]

November 10th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Executive Function, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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