Shutterstock February 27, 2022 Music can help lift our kids out of the literacy rut, but schools in some states are still missing out Rachael Dwyer, University of the Sunshine Coast and Anita Collins, University of Canberra Research shows the brain processes language as if it’s music, which helps explain the link between music education and gains in literacy. Unfortunately, not all states have heeded the evidence.
Reading scores, particularly in schools servicing poor communities, remain weak despite government investment and pro-poor policies. Getty Images April 6, 2020 International study shows where South Africa’s education system needs more help Surette van Staden, University of Pretoria Interventions aimed at improving literacy scores must be targeted at the parts of the system that need it the most.
Reading for pleasure helps kids in a number of ways. Girl Image via www.shutterstock.com April 17, 2015 Is your kid having fun reading? Here are some tips Michiko Hikida, The University of Texas at Austin and Jennifer Keys Adair, The University of Texas at Austin When kids read for pleasure they build empathy and improve social relationships. Here’s how you could inculcate a love for reading in your kids.