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Nature Plus Nurture
What we believe about how people become intelligent will influence the way we plan for their educational development. ...
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Effects of Heredity and Environment on Intelligence
It is often difficult to separate the relative influences of heredity and environment on human characteristics. People ...
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Stronger Body, Better Brain?
Reading, writing, and...running? While no one's suggesting eliminating arithmetic, perhaps the old roster needs an ...
Source: Education.com
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Table Talk – Eating Together, Learning Together
Why is it a good idea for families to eat dinner together? Mealtime can be conversation time. In a study of 85 low ...
Source: The Parent-Child Home Program
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To Be Intelligent
What does it mean to be broadly intelligent? Our schools and communities need to develop this capacity in our young ...
Source: 21st Century Learning Initiative
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Empowering Students Through Accelerated Learning
[Note: This article is written primarily for educators; however, parents can glean valuable insights, as well, ...
Source: Learning Forum International
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Memory and the Brain
Prior to addressing a conference for educators and administrators in sub-Saharan Africa a year ago, the absolutely ...
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Music Education for Kids: Does Music Make Kids Smarter?
Call it the "marketing effect." One day, researchers come out with data showing that kids who listen to Mozart perform ...
Source: Education.com
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Intelligence
A final factor affecting learning is intelligence, or the inherent capability of the learner to understand and learn. ...
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Can pollution affect my child’s IQ?
A spate of recent studies suggests that pollution can indeed affect the intelligence of children of all ages (even ...
Source: Earth Talk
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Kids Humor - Laughter In the Classroom
Laughter relieves stress, promotes better health, increases intelligence, and builds social bridges. According to ...
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Growing Your Child's Emotional Intelligence - Ages 8 - 10
Emotional Intelligence is a wide range of skills that children of all ages can develop and improve. These skills are ...
Source: Ohio National Guard
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Growing Your Child's Emotional Intelligence - Ages 5-7
Emotional Intelligence is a wide range of skills that children of all ages can develop and improve. These skills are ...
Source: Ohio National Guard
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Brain Balance: Tips for a 'Full-Brain' Workout
Try these simple activities to give your child a "full-brain" workout.
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30,000 Words: Is Your Child Getting Enough?
The news is full of suggestions on how to give children an academic edge. But when it comes to raising successful kids,...
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Trouble with Math Homework? Try Getting Manipulative
How hard can basic math be? You might be surprised. In today's standards-driven classrooms, math work is more complex...
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Starting Smart: Helping Parents Support Healthy Brain Development
It is now clear that what a child experiences in the first years of life profoundly influences how his brain will...
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Changing Our Thinking on Developmentally Appropriate Practice
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire” (Yeats, W.B. 2007). When your child completes...
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