Study: Speaking ‘Parentese’ Helps Baby’s Language Learning

VOA - Staff Writer "It is common for adults to [...]

February 4th, 2019|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Language, Learning, News, Parent talk, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Parents, stop trying to fast-forward your child’s development

USA Today - Eva Dwight "Two years and 10 months. [...]

February 3rd, 2019|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Chronic absenteeism in California schools up slightly, new data show

Ed Source - David Washburn "It is the most obvious [...]

February 2nd, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Absenteeism, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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A Mom Asks: What If We Talked With Our Kids About School the Way We Do About Football?

The 74 Million - Vesia Wilson-Hawkins "The Super Bowl. Football’s [...]

February 2nd, 2019|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Atlanta, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Georgia, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Sports, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why are children so good at learning languages?

Medical X-Press - Janna Roberts "In 2003, an influential study [...]

February 1st, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why screen time for babies, children and adolescents needs to be limited

The Conversation - John J. Reilly, Anthony (Tony) Okely, Catherine [...]

February 1st, 2019|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, screen time, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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5 easy ways to get parents involved in SEL

E-School News - Angileece Williams "Social-emotional learning (SEL) equips students [...]

January 31st, 2019|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Babies who hear two languages at home develop advantages in attention

Medical X-Press - Staff Writer "The advantages of growing up [...]

January 30th, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Language, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Back at school? Here’s how to keep kids free of head lice

The Conversation - Cameron Webb "A new school year, and [...]

January 29th, 2019|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Australia, Back-to-School, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Starting early: More middle schools to teach financial education

CNBC - Sharon Epperson "When it comes to the value [...]

January 28th, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Financial Aid, Financial Education, Financial Literacy, Learning, Middle School, New Jersey, News, Parenting, Parents, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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