Cognitive Development Grades Study 
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JANUARY 6, 2025
On average, about 25 percent of children in the early grades struggle with reading. Improved cognitive development Other studies have found games that encourage critical thinking and problem-solving can improve students ability to process and retain information–essential components of literacy education.
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JANUARY 25, 2023
A University of Missouri study found that students who feel their teachers care about them also report receiving better instruction. Researchers say that positive teacher-student relationships tend to start declining after first grade, with the lowest drop in middle school, before evening out in high school. As it turns out, yes.
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OCTOBER 1, 2020
Research studies don’t provide strong evidence that synchronous learning universally leads to better student engagement and learning outcomes than asynchronous learning or vice versa. In particular, the age and cognitive development of your students has a profound impact on their ability to succeed in different online learning environments.
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MARCH 3, 2025
A study published in Developmental Psychology found that early math skills at kindergarten entry are among the most significant predictors of later academic achievement , even more so than early reading skills. These include number recognition, counting, basic operations (addition and subtraction), spatial awareness and patterns.
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APRIL 16, 2018
Research shows that by the age of 12, students will develop an economic understanding that researchers describe as “essentially adult”. We’ve seen social studies teachers include personal finance in their civics curriculum and math teachers use digital courses to teach topics like unit cost.
Edsurge
JULY 31, 2020
We were feeling so uncomfortable with Savannah going into second grade. In an ordinary year, when schools let out for the summer, many students experience learning loss —also known as “summer slide”—where their knowledge retention and cognitive development slows or recedes.
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NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Research from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine shows that physical activity can have academic benefits, stimulating kids’ cognitive development and improving their learning outcomes. Credit: Playworks) Roshambo isn’t a strategy reserved for recess—not at Chappell, anyway.
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