Social media could be shaping how kids’ brains learn—and not for the better

Researchers found that even limited social media use can hurt children’s ability to focus and retain information—echoing what ...
Education Week

Kids’ Social Media Use Linked to Lower Reading and Memory Scores, Study Suggests

The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, on Oct. 13, found that 9- to 13-year-olds ...
CNN

Children lost about 35% of a normal school year’s worth of learning during the pandemic ...

Students “lost out on about 35% of a normal school year’s worth of learning” when in-person learning stopped during the public health crisis, according to a paper published Monday in the journal ...
Science Daily

Whole-body learning can boost children's letter sound recognition -- the first step toward ...

Children who move while learning sounds of letters significantly improve their ability to recognize individual letter sounds. Children who move while learning sounds of letters significantly improve ...
Science Daily

Youngest children in class more likely to be diagnosed with learning disability

Children born in December are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with a learning disorder as those born in January in school districts with a December 31 cut-off date. ADHD was found not to affect ...
Forbes

Put Children In The Driving Seat Of Their Own Learning For Better Results

Children learn better when they are more active in lessons and have more control over their learning, says a new study. Hands-on activities, discussions, group work, feedback and using AI-enhanced ...
Marie Claire

Three Ways To Enhance Your Children’s Learning With Technology

From finding lifelong passions to learning from inspirational role models, journalist and mother Rebecca Cox shares the benefits of EE’s pioneering LearnSmart platform… Growing up in the cyber age ...