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NeuroNet in the News: Shaping Brighter Futures in South Africa

NeuroNet in the News: Shaping Brighter Futures in South Africa

How three primary schools in South Africa are using NeuroNet programs to make strides in education.
Posted in Education

Early Self-Regulation Boosts Children’s Educational Success

Early Self-Regulation Boosts Children’s Educational Success

Teaching children how to manage their attention and impulses in primary school had a positive long-term effect on their later educational success.
Posted in Attention, Education, Motivation, School Readiness, Social Development

Playing with Dad Now Boosts Kids Grades Later

Playing with Dad Now Boosts Kids Grades Later

Fathers can give their children an educational advantage at primary school by reading, drawing and playing with them at an early age.
Posted in Education, School Readiness, Social Development

Are You Playing the Best Games for Boosting Math Skills?

Are You Playing the Best Games for Boosting Math Skills?

Board games are already known to enhance learning and development including reading and literacy. Which ones help boost math skills?
Posted in Education, Mathematics, Neuroscience

Want to Increase Resiliency in Kids? Teach Creativity

Want to Increase Resiliency in Kids? Teach Creativity

Kids imagine themselves as different characters it builds creativity which can make them more resilient.
Posted in Education, Engagement, Health & Wellness, Motivation, Neuroscience, Social Development, Social Skills

Think you're good at math? Thank your equitable math teachers

Think you're good at math? Thank your equitable math teachers

A new study finds that high school students identify more with math if they see their math teacher treating everyone in the class this way, especially in racially diverse schools.
Posted in Education, Mathematics

In Sync Brainwaves Predict Learning

In Sync Brainwaves Predict Learning

The connection among students and to their instructor is telling about the learning process, according to researchers.
Posted in Attention, Education, Neuroscience

Why Some Children May Be Slower to Learn Words

Why Some Children May Be Slower to Learn Words

New research could help identify children at risk for language delay at an earlier stage so that they can get better support.
Posted in Attention, Education, Language, Neuroscience, School Readiness, Speech

New Insights on Brain Development Through Adolescence

New Insights on Brain Development Through Adolescence

Brain regions that support cognitive, social and emotional functions remain malleable well into adolescence, longer than other brain regions.

Posted in Education, Neuroscience, School Readiness

Can Children Map Read at the Age of Four?

Can Children Map Read at the Age of Four?

Children start to develop the basic skills that underlie map reading from the age of four – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Posted in Education, Language, Memory, Neuroscience

These Movement Exercises Predicted Young Kids' School Performance

These Movement Exercises Predicted Young Kids' School Performance

Young children who performed well on these tasks were more likely to achieve higher scores for reading, writing and math.
Posted in Education, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Reading Skills

Solving a Tough Problem? Kids Use the Same Brain Network as Adults

Solving a Tough Problem? Kids Use the Same Brain Network as Adults

When kids face tough problems -- like math -- they rely on the same brain network as adults.
Posted in Education, Engagement, Mathematics, Neuroscience