Rice University School Literacy and Culture — The Thirty Million Word Gap (1) In this groundbreaking study, Betty Hart and Todd Risley entered the homes of 42 families from various socio-economic backgrounds to assess the ways in which daily exchanges […]
Literacy experts have previously documented a connection between a child’s early vocabulary and later success in reading comprehension. In a study tracking children from age 3 through middle school, David Dickinson, now a professor of education at Vanderbilt University, and […]
Children’s House has been offering high quality education for over 40 years at affordable rates, and through the generous support of donations and private foundations, we have a comprehensive scholarship program to ensure that we can try to accommodate every […]
In states that make it a priority to educate our youngest children…studies show students grow up more likely to read and do math at grade level, graduate high school, hold a job, form more stable families of their own. We […]
Click here for the full website The Abecedarian project was a carefully controlled scientific study of the potential benefits of early childhood education for poor children. Four cohorts of individuals, born between 1972 and 1977, were randomly assigned as infants […]
For the full article click here Studies on learning, cognitive development and teaching have highlighted the importance of learning based on the relationship among individuals and the learning environment (context). Knowledge emerges as a result of activities engaged and shared in […]
For the full article and links, click here When economist James Heckman was studying the effects of job training programs on unskilled young workers, he found a mystery. He was comparing a group of workers that had gone through a […]
Curriculum uses children’s literature to teach life lessons By Kevin Williams, Camera Staff Writer January 21, 2003 Once upon a time, there was a curriculum style called the “Storybook Journey.” Created by a kind, early childhood specialist named Sue McCord […]