Why Boosting Poor Children’s Vocabulary Is Important for Public Health

The Atlantic - Emily DeRuy "Re­search sug­gests that poor chil­dren [...]

September 7th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Georgia, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, Low Income, Low Performing, Poverty, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Severe poverty affects children’s brain development, study finds

The Toronto Star - Guy Boulton "A six-year study by [...]

August 31st, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain, Brain development, Canada, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Poverty, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The benefits of teaching children foreign languages

The Technician Online - Daniel Root "One who speaks three [...]

August 30th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Childhood Nutrition: 4 Strategies for Helping Your Kids Eat Better

The Huffington Post - John Berardi, Ph.D. "Want to improve [...]

August 28th, 2015|Categories: Brain, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Obesity, Children, Health, Nutrition, Obesity, Parenting, Parents|Tags: Education, School|

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9 reasons why every kid should be enrolled in a language immersion school

Chron - Matt Levin "Any quick Google search shows the [...]

August 26th, 2015|Categories: Bilingual, Brain, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Education, Foreign Language, Language Immersion, Memory, Multilingual, Parents, School, Second Language|Tags: Education, School|

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Maine Voices: Early intervention breaks poverty, closes kids’ achievement gap

The Portland Press Herald - Christopher Emmons and Jim Clair [...]

August 23rd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Economics, Education, Kindergarten, Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, Maine, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Stanford team uses brain scans to forecast development of kids’ math skills

Scope - Erin Digitale "...in a longitudinal study published today [...]

August 20th, 2015|Categories: Brain, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Math, Mathematics, Research, Skills|Tags: Education, School|

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Science Proves Reading To Kids Really Does Change Their Brains

The Huffington Post - Catherine Pearson "Pediatricians often recommend parents [...]

August 18th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Brain, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Language, Learning, Literacy, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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This is your child’s brain on reading

CNN - Carina Storss "When parents read to their children [...]

August 16th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Brain, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Language, language and academic achievement, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Want to Be Smart? Learn a Foreign Language

Brain Blogger - Viatcheslav Wlassoff "In an interconnected world, being [...]

August 9th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Health, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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