For years, adults have been encouraged to get sufficient exercise to support their brain health. As it turns out, cardiovascular... Read More
The American Rescue Plan signed by President Joe Biden on March 12 contains a number of potentially game-changing policies for... Read More
Vocabulary for the Win with Conversational Turns
A Scalable Program for Early Learning
The massive inequality that characterizes children’s opportunity to learn and succeed in the U.S. is no secret. Children who have... Read More
What Do Young Children Know about Race? You Might Be Surprised.
I-LABS’ Equity Briefs for Parents, Providers and Policymakers
What does white privilege have to do with early education? I spoke to Drs. Marley Jarvis and Andrew Meltzoff of the Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences at University of Washington (I-LABS) about how children’s first experiences of race determine later perceptions and attitudes. Read More
It is time to put a certain unhelpful myth to rest. For decades, a common belief has held that speaking... Read More
On January 27, Promise Venture Studio hosted a “Show+Tell” in partnership with Sesame Workshop and The Center on the Developing Child. The showcase featured 10 companies and the social entrepreneurs in the 2020 Promising Ventures Fellowship Program. Read More
Vaccine distribution is under way, but the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic carry on, and the fallout will continue in... Read More
Infants the World Over Can Spot a Lullaby—in Any Language
Researchers Are Hot on the Trail of Why
If someone were to ask what makes a lullaby a lullaby, you might stumble a bit trying to come up... Read More
Last year, Turkish child advocate Yigit Aksakoglu blogged about his work building playgrounds. “Istanbul is a city of 15 million... Read More
On November 19, the Playful Learning Landscape Action Network (PLLAN) hosted an event to discuss the meaning and importance of playful learning landscapes in celebration of the launch of the Playful Learning Playbook. Read More
