Risken för ett barn att dö före 5 års ålder är 60 procent högre i England än i Sverige. Studien visar att det är den svenska välfärden snarare än den svenska hälso- och sjukvården som förklarar skillnaden. Det skriver den engelska tidskriften The Lancet i en artikel som jämför dödligheten hos barn i åldern 0-4…
Minoritetsspråklige barn som har et godt ordforråd på morsmålet, utvikler det norske ordforrådet sitt raskere. I tillegg hjelper det å ha flere bildebøker hjemme.
Middle-school math teacher Michael Giardi uses hooks and prompts at the beginning of class to engage students. In this blog post, he describes how the approach promotes productive struggle and gets students thinking like mathematicians.
Students with autism at a Tennessee elementary school are learning social-interaction skills with the help of Milo the Robot. Teacher Billy Etter says students have shown across-the-board growth since they began interacting with Milo.
Bringing more students - including those who may be reluctant - into class discussions can help develop their communication and thinking skills, asserts educator Jori Krulder. In this blog post, she offers several tips for opening up classroom discussions to all students.
Writing improves our thinking by helping us focus and organize our thoughts, which allows us to communicate more effectively and demonstrate a deeper understanding of content. That's just as important to STEM learning as it is to English language arts. But what types of writing tasks are appropriate and engaging across content areas?