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Early-Childhood Education

Report Roundup

"Guidelines on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Sleep for Children Under 5 Years of Age"


April 30, 2019

The World Health Organization...
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Early-Childhood Education

Report Roundup

"Guidelines on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Sleep for Children Under 5 Years of Age"


April 30, 2019

The World Health Organization...
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Difficulties with audiovisual processing contributes to dyslexia in children

A University at Buffalo psychologist has published a neuroimaging study that could help develop tests for early identification of dyslexia, a disorder that effects 80 percent of those diagnosed with difficulties reading, writing and spelling.
Tasks which require audiovisual processing...
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B-group vitamins can improve concentration among people with first episode psychosis

B-group vitamins may be beneficial for maintaining concentration skills among people experiencing a first episode of psychosis, a study by researchers from Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, has found.
The study, led by Dr Colin O'Donnell, now at Letterk...
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B-group vitamins can improve concentration among people with first episode psychosis

B-group vitamins may be beneficial for maintaining concentration skills among people experiencing a first episode of psychosis, a study by researchers from Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, has found.
The study, led by Dr Colin O'Donnell, now at Letterk...
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The Best Academic Schools in Tennessee Feature the Best Character Program in the Country

Tom Vander Ark and Chris Sturgis
"Teaching has to change. If I never tap into your truth, if I never validate your truth, I've failed you as a teacher," said Valor College Prep High School teacher Matthias McNeal. About the morning meeting, McNeal a...
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Scientists use AI to develop better predictions of why children struggle at school

Scientists using machine learning -- a type of artificial intelligence -- with data from hundreds of children who struggle at school, identified clusters of learning difficulties which did not match the previous diagnosis the children had been given.
The researchers from the Medical R...
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Teachers of Students With Behavior Problems Want Help Finding Evidence-Based Tools

Teachers who say that they have students with  "behavior regulation challenges" are always on the lookout for programs they can use to support their students, and a new survey finds that teachers learn about those programs through their own research about a third of...
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Pearson Tests Growth-Mindset Messages in Software

May 1, 2018



Education-publishing giant Pearson recently tested "social-psychological" messages in learning software used by more than 9,000 unwitting students at 165 U.S. colleges and universities, highlighti...
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Student Trauma Is Widespread. Schools Don't Have to Go It Alone

Opinion

Community partnerships can help schools support students facing adversity
By Olga Acosta Price and Wendy Ellis

February 26, 2018...
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