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Parenting
PLUM: Preschoolers’ Language and Use of Media
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Crane Center researchers are investigating how media use, both interactive (apps and games) and noninteractive (television and video), can affect young children’s language development.
Read Together, Grow Together
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Get 8 tips for families on making the most of the time spent reading with your young child.
School attendance matters: Research insights for K-12 schools and their staff
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Help students increase their attendance at school with these quick tips from our experts that are based on research evidence and offer resources to guide you.
School attendance matters: Parent resource
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Learn how to help keep your child's absences from school to a minimum (and help their learning progress) with these quick tips from our experts that are based in research.
Absenteeism in Elementary School Has Wide-Ranging Consequences, Especially for Minoritized Children
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Dr. Ansari wrote a research brief which breaks down the full body of research on the topic of absenteeism in a short digestible format.
Kindergarten-Bound: Tips for supporting your child during this important transition
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Help your child get ready for their transition to kindergarten with these quick tips from our experts that explain the process and offer resources to guide you.
Designing e-books to model real-time ideas for parents reading with their child
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RIVETING RESEARCH BLOG SERIES. Early childhood researchers are using advancements in technology to support families with young children. A new study examined if e-books could effectively show parents ideas to make time reading with their child more meaningful.
Parents’ responsivity and early language development
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RIVETING RESEARCH BLOG SERIES. Poverty is shown to have negative effects on young children's language development. A mediated meta-analysis of more than 6,000 preschool children examined why by looking at whether socioeconomic risks impacts parent responsivity.
Friend or Foe? Screen time and its effects on young children
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The Riveting Research blog series is a succinct summary of a new study with compelling design and implications. This month's blog examines a meta analysis study to examine the effects of screen time on young kids.