Corrected: An earlier version of this story misspelled the name of Julie Sarama, a researcher who has developed strategies for building the mathematical skills of preschool students. A pair of New ...

You did a randomized trial on building blocks, and you linked it to language assessment. Tell us about that. In that experiment, we took 200 children, from a low-income environment, and we ...

Using block play to enhance preschool children’s mathematics and executive functioning: A randomized controlled trial. Early Childhood Research Quarterly , 2018; 44: 181 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq ...

Preschool years are a period of rapid brain development. By age 5, children's brains are approximately 90 percent of adult-sized brains. How to boost young children's brain growth.

In Kelly Thompson's toy-filled preschool classroom, blocks are king. And castle. And race car ramp. And demolition set. And they are everywhere. As the 4-year-old students create towers and ...

As a play researcher, I applaud the state legislature for mandating play-based learning in preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school classrooms.Play has a powerful effect on development and ...

Semi-structured block play among preschool-age children has the potential to improve two skills - mathematics and executive functioning - critical to kindergarten readiness, according a new study ...