Parenting & Child Development: The benefits of bilingualism

Sierra Sun - Holly Galbo "Scientific research has revealed more [...]

October 21st, 2015|Categories: Bilingual, Brain, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Education, Executive Function, Parenting, Parents, Second Language|Tags: Education, School|

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Why kids still need ‘real books’ to read — and time in school to enjoy them

The Washington Post - Valerie Strauss "Nancie Atwell is the [...]

October 18th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Brain development, 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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Should We Learn To Write Cursive? An Education Expert Weighs In

The Huffington Post - Maddie Crum "FStill curious, I poked [...]

October 18th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Cursive, Education, Handwriting, Learning, News, 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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7 ways a musical education can help a child’s brain

ABC - Susan Pierotti "Making music is fun, but research [...]

October 15th, 2015|Categories: Brain, Brain development, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development, Music|Tags: Education, School|

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Recent ‘Marshmallow Test’ shows impulse control, other traits are not fixed

The Washington Post - Michael Alison Chandler "Four decades ago, [...]

October 14th, 2015|Categories: Behavior, Brain, Brain development, Child Development, Children, Emotional Literacy, Mental Health, Parenting, Parents, School, Self-discipline, Skills, Stress|Tags: Education, School|

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Not Teaching Parents About Early Brain Development Is A Massive and Damaging Public Health Failure

The Huffington Post - George Halvorson "The biggest single public [...]

October 5th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain 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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Does self-discipline stifle creativity?

News Herald - Juliann Talkington Employers want creative workers who [...]

October 5th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Accountability, Behavior, Brain development, Child Development, Children, Creativity, Discipline, Education, Juliann Talkington, Parenting, Parents, Perseverance, School, Students, Talkington|Tags: Education, School|

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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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Why parents should talk a lot to their young kids — and choose their words carefully

The Washington Post - Valerie Strauss "Parent talk in the [...]

September 30th, 2015|Categories: Bilingual, Brain, Brain development, Child Development, Children, Parent talk, Parenting, Parents, Self-regulation|Tags: Education, School|

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