Anyone who has questioned a small child about the letters of the alphabet has probably noticed that there can be some confusion regarding the letters ‘p’ and ‘q’, ‘m’ and ‘w’, ‘u’ and ‘n’ and, especially, ‘b’ and ‘d’. Young learners who are sounding out words often.. →

Techniques for teaching children to read are constantly evolving. In the search for the optimum approach to reading instruction, education professionals have turned to analysis of how reading skills are acquired in the brain. Informed by scientific findings, they have made great improvements in teaching.. →

An article from The Economist describes how researchers have found a disparity in the size of the vocabularies of children that were spoken to often and children that were spoken to less often as infants and toddlers.

Differences in vocabulary size are noticeable even at 18 months, when toddlers.. →

Book Review: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. (2006)

Your personal success depends on your attitude and Stanford Psychology professor Carol Dweck wants to help you improve it. What’s more, her research on the link between mindset and success has powerful implications.. →

Studies have shown that there is a strong correlation between ability to read at a young age and socioeconomic status in later life. So, give your child a head start in school and life by helping your child to read early and well. (more…)

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