Head Start

Four Sessions of a Board Game Reshaped Low-Income Preschoolers' Sense of Number

A simple linear-number board game played four times — about an hour total — produced large, durable gains across four numerical tasks for low-income preschoolers. A near-identical color version produced no change. The structure of the game, not the play, was the active ingredient.

Children Who Understand Emotions Read Better — A Study Tracking 356 Kids Proves It

Children whose emotion understanding improved in preschool scored higher on reading in elementary school a year later — a stronger predictor than vocabulary. A longitudinal study of 356 low-income children reveals the hidden link between social skills and academics.