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Before Kids Learn to Think, They’re Learning to Prompt

A.I. expert Sheldon Fernandez analyzes how generative tools are shaping young, formative minds, arguing that the real risk is not exposure to new technology, but the premature outsourcing of ...
Newsweek

Education Expert: Uplift Bilingual Children by Dispelling Myths and Improving Dual-language Learning

Before the 1950s, prevailing research indicated that bilingualism created a disadvantage for children. Since then, many studies have found that not only were those concerns unfounded but that ...
The Conversation

Children lost one‑third of a year’s learning to COVID, new study shows – but we need to think about the problem differently

Clare Wood receives grant funding from the Nuffield Foundation. She acts as a consultant with Rising Stars and is co-investigator on a grant with RS Assessment which considers the impact of the ...
CNN

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

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 ...
Kaleido Scope

Early Signs: How to detect learning disabilities in children

Caroline Richter, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Psychology, says learning disabilities are common, and there are many ways for parents to ...