Thursday, November 18, 2010
Inside School Research: Featured Cross-Blog
Some feedback from a Newswise subscriber today: “I got connected on [my] most recent blog post from one of your tips.”
The reporter, Sarah D. Sparks, writes for Education Week and blogs at Inside School Research.
Her latest post, sourced from a news release on Newswise, covers the topic of parent-involvement and math education.
From her blog titled Parents, Talk to Your Kids About Math Before It’s Too Late: “Researchers and policymakers have urged parents for years to read to their young children, even infants, to help them develop better vocabulary and reading readiness. Now, a new study by the University of Chicago suggests parents should be talking to their toddlers about numbers, too.”
Sarah goes on to describe the abstract learning that enables children to progress beyond mere counting. And she does a nice job raising the awareness needed among parents to aide their child’s achievement in math as well as in language.
If you are an education reporter, and would like access to news releases and sources for stories like Sarah’s, register for a press pass here: http://www.newswise.com/users/register.
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