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The Case for Why Handwriting is Still an Essential Skill for Students

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Improved hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills, essential for cognitive development. Better reading fluency and comprehension skill Improved spelling, grammar, and composition , which are crucial for academic success and test performance.

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Engaging the reluctant reader: Benefits of gamified learning in literacy education

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Reaching reluctant and disinterested readers can be challenging, frustrating, and discouraging for teachers, who fully grasp the importance of literacy skills. This persistence goes hand-in-hand with literary academic progress, and it also develops important durable life skills like resilience.

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The importance of agency in successful edtech adoptions

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Higher test scores are often used to measure student achievement, but we know true meaning-making and application of skills are measured in different ways. We must equip students with valuable skills, such as how to write effective generative AI prompts, to prepare them for their future careers. This is called access to agency.

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Researchers develop preschool STEM education curriculum

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Despite the evidence that introducing STEM during the pre-kindergarten years supports children’s cognitive development and positive attitudes toward learning and inquiry, there is very little STEM instruction in pre-kindergarten classrooms. Supported by a $1.5 million grant from the U.S.

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4 Long-Term Benefits of Bilingual Education

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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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Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning

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Nothing excites you more than testing your skill, strength and resilience against some of the most extreme environments on the planet, and now you've decided to take on the greatest challenge of all: Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. You don't become a skilled mountain climber by just reading or watching others climb.

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Why It's Important to Teach Your Students Financial Literacy—and Three Ways to Do It

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Research shows that by the age of 12, students will develop an economic understanding that researchers describe as “essentially adult”. Reaching Students Digitally The need to improve financial skills and capacities is not unique to any one state or school district. They are looking for better outcomes.

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