CHILDUP BESTOF: "The Genius in All of Us"

by Admin 9. March 2010 13:14
A new book persuasively argues that extraordinary intelligence and talent are not genetic gifts.David Shenk's new book, "TheGenius in All of Us: Why Everything You've Been Told About Genetics, Talent, and IQ Is Wrong," is 300 pages long, and more than half of those pages are endnot... [Continue Reading »]

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Where Are All the Fat Kids?

by Admin 9. March 2010 13:03
Having three daughters, I am incredibly conscious that everything I say and do relating to food can change the way they also relate to it. I wrote an article for Treasures magazine last year, talking about some research that showed that children as young as four talk about the need to lo... [Continue Reading »]

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Dual Language Learners: What's Happening at Head Start?

by Admin 6. March 2010 12:26
This is the second in a four-part series zooming in on dual language learning in early childhood. Our first post provided a summary of the research on effective approaches to teaching young language learners and the many questions left to answer. Today we are examining Head Start’s s... [Continue Reading »]

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Talk to your Kids, Even If They Can't Talk Back

by Admin 5. March 2010 14:03
Maggie Cary, a national board certified teacher has been an educator for more than 17 years. She is certified in secondary education and holds a master’s degree in early childhood education. Over the years she has mentored countless teachers and advised hundreds of parents. Cary ha... [Continue Reading »]

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Creatures Go from Ocean to Classroom

by Admin 5. March 2010 12:34
Boys & Girls Club members get hands-on experience with sea life via Ocean Institute’s mobile aquarium. Ocean and wildlife educators are making a splash at the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach. Club members recently enjoyed a hands-on lesson about the ocean’s crea... [Continue Reading »]

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Parents Can Gauge Speech Problems

by Admin 4. March 2010 14:02
Parents wait with bated breath for their child's first babbling utterances. And as these babies grow, their parents learn to interpret their variations of words or invented terms. However, knowing when a cute mispronunciation or perpetual baby talk is cause for concern often escap... [Continue Reading »]

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Making History in the Classroom

by Admin 4. March 2010 12:19
The newly unveiled national curriculum takes a back-to-basics approach "They didn't teach it like that in my day." For years, that was the lament of parents worried that an out-of-touch school system was failing to equip their children with the basic skills needed ... [Continue Reading »]

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CHILDUP BESTOF: Experts Urge Earlier Start to Teaching Science

by Admin 3. March 2010 12:54
The sand-and-water table in Barry Hoff’s classroom in the Southampton Head Start program on New York’s Long Island, used to be filled with sand on two sides. But water was restored to the table last month as 16 preschoolers stood around it, dipping and pouring water through t... [Continue Reading »]

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CHILDUP BESTOF: Dear Scientific American: Why Not Start in Preschool?

by Admin 3. March 2010 12:49
To the editors of Scientific American: Your Perspectives column in the March 2010 issue should be required reading for superintendents, school board members, principals and teachers in all grades and preschool settings. The piece, titled "Start Science Sooner," makes its point... [Continue Reading »]

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CHILDUP BESTOF: Start Science Sooner

by Admin 3. March 2010 12:41
Excellence in science education must begin in kindergarten. Good science education at the earliest grades is supremely important, but in most classrooms it gets short shrift. Studies have found that children in kindergarten are already forming negative views about science that could cast... [Continue Reading »]

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