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03/11/2025

The attention economy makes focusing a struggle for students. Here’s what we can do to help.

14/10/2025

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Reading to your child (starting in infancy) for just 20 minutes a day exposes them to approximately 1.8 million words per year, which significantly enhances their brain development, memory, language acquisition and social-emotional growth.

The first five years are critical for brain development and reading with your baby stimulates areas of the brain responsible for language, memory and understanding concepts.

Reading also exposes infants to a vast array of words and the sounds and rhythm of speech, which are crucial for developing a strong foundation in language and literacy.

Children who are read to regularly display higher cognitive skills, including better comprehension and memory compared to their peers who do not have this exposure.

Daily reading also introduces a wider vocabulary than everyday conversation, helping your baby learn new words and understand how they are used.

Through repeated exposure to words and stories, infants begin to make the connection between symbols (words) and their meaning, a key aspect of pre-literacy.

By the age of 2, children who are read to regularly demonstrate much greater language comprehension and a more complex vocabulary.

Reading together also creates dedicated, quiet time for bonding, fostering a sense of closeness, safety and love for your child.

Also, the familiar and reassuring routine of reading can help your baby relax, and it can become a positive ritual that supports their emotional development.

Stories also introduce babies to different characters, idea, and situations which helps them develop empathy and understand the world beyond their own experience.

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29/09/2025

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Many modern children's shows, even the well-meaning ones, are designed to grab attention through fast visuals, exaggerated movements, bright colors, and nonstop sounds.

This kind of stimulation lights up the brain’s reward system and can make slower, more meaningful activities (e.g. like reading, conversation, or open-ended play, etc.) feel dull in comparison.

This isn’t about blaming parents or pointing fingers at any one show. It’s about understanding how sensitive toddler brains are as they develop. Ideally, toddlers should have little to no screen time. If screens are used, they should be offered with intention - not as background noise, not as a way to keep a child quiet, and not as a replacement for real learning.

If your child can sit for hours watching a screen but struggles to sit with a book for even a few minutes, the problem isn’t with the book. Their brain has simply adapted to expect constant novelty and quick feedback. But those slow, quiet moments with books are what help build attention, regulation, language, and imagination.

To help support a love of books, keep screen time to a minimum and make reading feel calm, cozy, and inviting. Pick stories that truly interest your child, even if that means reading the same one about trucks or animals over and over again. Let them lead! Turn the pages, point to pictures, or wiggle around while you read. Repetition is powerful and helps build understanding. Most of all, focus on connection. Your tone, warmth, and presence are what make books come alive.

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21/09/2025

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07/09/2025

Full-length books offer students invaluable benefits that are often lost when reading is reduced to test-prep passages and excerpts.

20/07/2025

A class is like a book. 📖 The way you begin and end it can transform what happens in between: https://edut.to/46nUC2J

20/07/2025

Teachers explain how to use these routines (and 16 more!) to quickly restore calm in your classroom: https://edut.to/3GyySXj

20/07/2025

The ABC's of self-talk 💡

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13/07/2025

Words matter. ✨ What we say shapes how kids see themselves and their inner voice. Positive words truly empower all students to believe in their potential! Plus, research shows that kids who grow up hearing encouragement develop stronger self-motivation and confidence. 💪

13/07/2025

25/06/2025

Classroom management tips, assessment ideas, pointers for working with parents—our Starter Pack of Resources for New Teachers has it all! ✨ Check it out and pass it on: https://edut.to/3G44Iu8

02/06/2025

These tools can help students improve their attention stamina: https://edut.to/4lLwtrW