A new study of 8- to 11-year olds reveals an association between heavy television use and poorer reading performance, as well as between heavy computer use and poorer numeracy--the ability to work with numbers.
Turning on the subtitles can have a range of benefits for children's reading and language learning.
Remote learning presents a new challenge for many parents: finding room and creating an environment conducive to in-house learning, often while they are working from home themselves.
Parents feel whipsawed by fluctuating and contradictory information about their children’s school and health. They hear vastly different information from national, state and local sources about children, COVID and how schools will approach the coming months.
Parents get advice for kids' first-day nerves at school
Motivating students can be a challenge even in the most structured, unimpeded learning environments. But in this one, with COVID-19 upsetting the balance of normal instruction, it can be far more complex.
How parents can identify anxiety warning signs as students return to school
Higher education institutions must rethink the way they communicate, and provide the same level of top-notch customer service that parents and students expect from a host of other industries.
Why policymakers and school leaders can’t ignore how the pandemic hurts childhood brain development
It’s more important than ever to have clear lines of communication between educators and families—here are some tips to establish a dialog