Brain scans show why reading to kids is good for them

Medical Xpress - Amy Norton "Reading to young children is [...]

August 6th, 2015|Categories: Books, Brain, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Parenting, Parents, Reading|Tags: Education, School|

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Poor Diet Lowers Intelligence in Kids

Care2 - Jordyn Cormier "What your kid eats has a [...]

July 30th, 2015|Categories: Brain development, Child Development, Children, Diet, Family, Intelligence, Nutrition, Parenting, Parents|Tags: Education, School|

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How you talk to your baby now can impact his or her social skills later

The Washington Post - Ariana Eunjung Cha "Think you have [...]

July 29th, 2015|Categories: Brain, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Children, Language, Moms, Parenting, Social Skills|Tags: Education, School|

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Babies’ brains show that social skills linked to second language learning

The University of Washington Today - Molly McElroy "Babies learn [...]

July 28th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Scots primary children will soon learn Mandarin

The Scotsman - LUCINDA CAMERON "The classrooms support Scotland’s 1+2 [...]

July 28th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, China, Chinese, Foreign Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, School, School District, Scotland|Tags: Education, schools|

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Africa: We Need to Remember Why We Teach and Learn Languages

All Africa - Ernst Frederick Kotzé, Nelson Mandela "There is [...]

July 28th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Africa, Bicultural, Bilingual, biliteracy, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, College/University, Learning, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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It’s never too late to learn a second language: Lloyd E. Sheaffer

Penn Live - Lloyd E. Sheaffer "Our preparations have always [...]

July 27th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, Teacher, Uncategorized, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Learning a new language can increase the size of your brain

The News Hub - Dusan Lucic "The Swedish research team [...]

July 24th, 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, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Genes influence academic ability across all subjects, latest study shows

The Guardian - Hannah Devlin "You may feel you are [...]

July 24th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain development, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Research says this is what you need to teach your kids in kindergarten if you ever want them to go to college or get a job

Business Insider - Rachel Gillett "Career success could be predicted [...]

July 24th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Kindergarten, Learning, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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