Most kids age out of their favorite preschool shows as they grow and learn; simple animations and repetitious songs give way to more sophisticated storytelling and real-life concepts. Many kids love ...

A couple of months back, my Harvard class on educational assessment met virtually with Sondra Mims and Comer Yates, CAO and CEO of the Atlanta Speech School, who asked the class to make a few educated ...

Can educational TV help children learn to read? Discover what experts and scientific research say about screen time and early literacy.

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New research clarifies how children can learn so much more efficiently than adults can. GABA is the abbreviation for the neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid. In the study, published in the journal ...

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If you’ve found yourself feeling like you don’t understand your kids more and more recently, you’re not alone. According to a study by the Pew Research Center, 79% of Americans see major differences ...

Children learn more through ‘guided play’ than from teacher-led instruction, according to a new study by experts at Cambridge University. A play-focused approach to learning, where children are ...

Social-emotional learning is more than just engaging in play, and it’s more than just making chitchat. It is learning designed to build a wide range of foundational skills — including emotional ...

Children are remarkable for their ability to quickly and easily learn massive amounts of new information. A new study shows that the key behind this ability to rapidly process ABCs and 123s is spelled ...

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