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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Their teachers will spend these early weeks determining where the 5- and 6-year-olds are developmentally, what academic, social and emotional skills they bring, and what support they need to set them up for a successful school year. Another is cognitive development, such as reasoning and problem-solving.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

While we often don’t think of ourselves as brain changers, when we teach we have an enormous impact on our students’ cognitive development. Of course, content must be appropriate to students’ age and prior knowledge, but students also need supportive cognitive capacities. Attention. Teachers change brains. Well-being.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Source: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Academic development is represented by the content areas required on the path toward a high school diploma (e.g., Social emotional development includes interpersonal skills, mindsets like self-efficacy and resilience (coping through and recovering from challenge or adversity).

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

There is nothing deficient about the brains of children from poverty; they simply need more practice with the right skills. For years, research has shown that socioeconomic status is associated with differences in school readiness, cognitive development and achievement. Cognitive capacity is a core skill.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Engaging Young Minds: The Power of Educational Bini Games for Cognitive Growth Cognitive development develops at a surprising rate during a child’s early years. This improves their memory and attention span, which are both necessary for academic performance and daily life.

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APRIL 7, 2022

A Boost in Cognitive Development. People used to have a negative impression of bilingualism, as early researchers thought that exposure to more than one language led to “mental confusion” among children and caused them to develop performance gaps as they aged.

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MARCH 3, 2019

Big Tech now commands more hours of our children’s attention than schools. It is the reason that our schools emphasize skills like research and how to navigate disparate information and construct logical arguments. Much of what they consume runs counter to the very thinking skills that schools are working so hard to build.

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