Children living in a poor neighborhood do worse in math and language tests at ages 5-8, especially if they live in poor households as well.
Child & Family Blog EditorOctober 2017
A strong correlation was found between the early home learning environment and cognitive skills at age 10-11, across all ethnic groups.
Child & Family Blog EditorOctober 2017
Findings indicate importance of positive father-child play and increased involvement in early infancy.
Dr Vaheshta SethnaSeptember 2017
Infants’ exposure to their mother’s depression predicts poor ability to sustain attention when the child enters school at age six.
Child & Family Blog EditorSeptember 2017
A low-income dad often speaks and plays with his child in unique ways that boost school readiness.
Professor Natasha J. CabreraSeptember 2017
Danish children showed significant improvements in two early reading skills – the ability to recognise sounds and knowledge of letters.
Child & Family Blog EditorAugust 2017
Developmental parenting is blossoming in low-income families whose young children are catching up to wealthier peers.
Professor Jane WaldfogelJuly 2017
Doubts from Tennessee about pre-K education focus attention on identifying best practice &improving teaching up to 3rd grade in public schools.
Ron HaskinsJuly 2017
