Day Care Kids Get Sick More Often, But Grow Up to Be Stronger in School, Study Shows
Children in day care fall sick more often than children cared for at home but will grow up to be healthier than their non-day care classmates at school
Study: Third Grade Reading Predicts Later High School Graduation
Students who aren't proficient in reading by grade 3 are four times less likely to graduate than proficient readers, and the gap is even more severe for students in poverty, according to a study to be released this morning at the American Educational Research Association conference.
Attica students part of effort to see if music improves minds
Most kids who learn to play the violin typically wouldn't start lessons until they were in Grade 4 or 5. And in a small school like Attica Elementary, they wouldn't learn at all -- unless they could afford private lessons. Not much demand for that, though. Not in a town with 10 percent unemployment and about half the kids getting free or reduced-price lunches.
Researchers at a hospital in Taiwan found that children who suffer from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and hostility are more likely to develop an addiction to the Internet. The researchers studied nearly 2,300 seventh-graders for two years and also found that girls with social phobias or depression were also more likely to develop unhealthy levels of Internet usage. Internet addiction is a recognized health problem for teens in Asia, but is less so in the U.S. Experts urge greater awareness of children's Internet
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The writing on the wall says penmanship may be doomed
The decline of cursive is happening as students are doing more and more work on computers, including writing. In 2011, the writing test of the National Assessment of Educational Progress will require 8th and 11th graders to compose on computers, with 4th graders following in 2019
Summer Reading
Summer reading lists don't have to be a chore. Our book guide will inspire even the most reluctant readers with activities and games guaranteed to keep the pages turning.
