Reading Time’s a Missed Opportunity for Life-Skills Learning
By Ellen Galinsky For a long time, we’ve been told, “read to children!” As important as this message is, it…
The Benefits of Pre-K Are Still Evident in Middle School
It has been well-documented that children who attend high-quality pre-k programs enter school ready to learn. However, does that readiness…
Parents Learn, Babies Talk: How Coaching Moms and Dads Leads to Better Language Skills Among Infants
When it comes to helping infants learn to talk, it’s not just how much parents say, but how they say it. A new study from the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS) shows that parents who learn how and why to speak parentese can have a direct impact on their children’s vocabulary.
What Should Children Be Learning?
Dr. Lilian Katz spoke during the 2012 Wonderplay Early Childhood Education Conference and had the audience enthralled by her presentation.…
Roberta Michnick Golinkoff & Kathy Hirsh-Pasek (Part 1): How Did “Play” Become a Four-Letter Word?
The pressure to over-program kids often seems endless – so much so that a simple, old-fashioned idea has fallen to the side: Children should play. Roberta Michnick Golinkoff & Kathy Hirsh-Pasek – researchers and co-authors of “Becoming Brilliant, What Science Tells Us About Raising Successful Children” – explain their “Learning Landscapes” program, where they help local municipalities turn public spaces like bus stops into child-friendly play zones.
What Drives Early Childhood Program Costs?
Where does the money go? A Center for American Progress analysis looks at early childhood program expenses, and the interactive tool estimates a state-by-state breakdown.
Building Blocks for Learning
Turnaround for Children’s Building Blocks for Learning is a framework for the development of skills children need for success in…
Kindergarten Classes Are Getting More Academic. New Research Says the Kids Are All Right.
Kindergarten isn’t what it used to be — and that might not be a bad thing.
Being a Working Mother Is Not Bad for Your Children
by Markus Klein, Strathclyde University and Michael Kühhirt, University of Cologne The question of whether mothers should work or stay…
Roberta Michnick Golinkoff & Kathy Hirsh-Pasek (Part 2): Say What? Helping Teachers Measure Children’s Language Skills
According to Roberta Michnick Golinkoff & Kathy Hirsh-Pasek – researchers and co-authors of “Becoming Brilliant, What Science Tells Us About Raising Successful Children” – language is the single best predictor of how young children will do in school. That’s why they’ve created an innovative, easy way for practitioners to measure students’ verbal progress. Filmed for Early Learning Nation’s Mobile Studio at the Society for Research in Child Development’s biennial meeting in Baltimore, MD, on March 22, 2019. #SRCD19