News tagged with academic skills

Early math skills predict later academic success

(PhysOrg.com) -- Continuing research by UC Irvine Distinguished Professor of education Greg Duncan has shed additional light on what constitutes school readiness and which K-5 skills and behaviors predict ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 28, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Father's Day, Mother's Day. How about Co-Parents Day?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Fathers stumbling through child-rearing are a familiar sitcom theme. But a growing body of research at the University of California, Berkeley, is challenging the perception that dads are goofy, uncaring or ...

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created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Abused students can return to school and thrive with educator help, researcher finds

A new study from the University of Missouri shows that children who are abused can return to school and do well academically if teachers can help them control their emotions, pay attention to detail and stay motivated.

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created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For 4-year-olds, interactions with teacher key to gains

Pre-kindergartners who spend much of their classroom day engaged in so-called free-choice play with little input from teachers make smaller gains in early language and math skills than children who receive input from teachers ...

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created Sep 15, 2010 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Baby Einstein Controversy: Professor Offers Healthy Language Learning Alternatives for Young Children

(PhysOrg.com) -- Baby Einstein videos have become a staple in many American households until recently when the Walt Disney Company decided to refund the product, acknowledging that these ever-popular videos were not intended ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Recognizing children's successes in all areas may prevent teenage depression

Students' successes in the first grade can affect more than their future report cards. In a new study, University of Missouri researchers found links among students' weak academic performance in the first grade, self-perceptions ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0