Learning/Literacy/Reading

Newly-arrived pupils who speak English as an additional language (EAL) often make 'mixed' linguistic and academic progress during their first years in British schools, which need a proper framework to give them sustained support, a study…

A Bocconi University and Harvard program also raised disadvantaged pupils' aspirations, wellbeing and socio-emotional skills, showing that the educational gap can be addressed even with limited resourcesCredit: Paolo Tonato Eliana…

UC Riverside mouse study has implications for treating neuropsychiatric diseases such as ADHD and schizophreniaCredit: Zagha lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- When trying to complete a task we are constantly bombarded by…

COVID-19 has temporarily shuttered many early childhood education centers across the country, shifting full-time child care and teaching responsibilities largely to parents. As some of those centers look toward reopening, they can play…

New research shows adolescents are kinder than we think A UBC Okanagan researcher is hoping to flip the switch on the pre-convinced stereotype that teens are mean. Associate Professor John-Tyler Binfet, a researcher in the School of…

5-year project will help increase social studies knowledge, reading comprehension for middle school students in Missouri, Michigan, Massachusetts and Washington, DCCredit: MU College of Education COLUMBIA, Mo. - Students who struggle…

World Scientific publishes 'China's Millennium Transformation, the Belt and Road Initiative,' an unusual book by Da Hsuan FengCredit: World Scientific Ever since President Xi initiated the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, it…

Outcomes yield key insights for post-COVID-19 return to schoolCredit: Global TIES for Children Study of more than 400 Syrian refugee children in Lebanon identified significant development and learning difficulties when…

Leveling the playing field for English learners Credit: University of Houston With a five-year, $10 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences, David Francis, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished…

New book calls for educational change citing the success of an innovative, bite-size digital learning tool currently benefiting children in 100 countries worldwide Credit: Rupert Ward A LEADING University of Huddersfield…

Is representation enough to improve gender diversity in science? A new study says there's more to the story Increasing gender diversity has been a long-sought goal across many of the sciences, and interventions and programs to…

Children whose fathers make time to play with them from a very young age may find it easier to control their behaviour and emotions as they grow up, research suggests. Children whose fathers make time to play with them from a very…

MU researchers reduce IQ exam length while maintaining accuracy Credit: MU Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders COLUMBIA, Mo. - For decades, neuropsychologists have used the Wechsler Intelligence…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A world-famous author by the early 1930s, Ernest Hemingway was no stranger to the literary elite. A new volume of his letters reveals details about his friendships with fellow writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald, as…

DNA science may help restore, preserve historic works, unmask counterfeits; The trait elite baseball hitters share with Leonardo da Vinci: A 'quick eye' with higher 'frames per second' -- a function of training, genetics, or both?Credit:…

Study could have important implications for interventions directed at addressing disadvantage in education The way a vast amount of schools are setup, with classes grouping children based on their ability, is severely affecting pupil's…

"Shouting" and spelling mistakes add together to make online health information appear doubly less trustworthy People make irrational trust decisions precisely: "shouting" and spelling mistakes add together to make online health…

Now more than ever, people who want to learn a new language turn to their mobile devices for help as language learning applications have become increasingly available. While these apps allow users to study a new language from anywhere at…

MU study finds ability to read well can help explain why fewer men go to college than womenCredit: University of Missouri Researchers at the University of Missouri and the University of Essex in the United Kingdom found boys' poor…

Kellogg School study reveals surprising characteristics of effective mentorship dynamics When it comes to education and mentorship, Northwestern University researchers believe that Albert Einstein had the right idea. The most important…