Ensuring children are prepared for kindergarten is one of the most important goals in early education. By integrating technology and engaging families, we can close the literacy gap and set young learners on a path to success. Here are five practical early literacy strategies to help boost early literacy skills.
A significant disparity in language exposure exists between children from affluent households and those from less affluent ones. This gap has long been a persistent issue, contributing to cycles of poverty and educational inequities. While technology has helped address this problem, our focus should be on using innovative learning tools to further close the language exposure gap.
Games, especially video games, captivate kids like few other things can. But what if the motivation, engagement, and pure enjoyment games provide could be harnessed for learning? That’s the power of gamification – integrating game elements into education to turbocharge students’ drive to learn. In the face of a growing tide of student work refusal, curriculum experts tout five key principles you’ll need to use gamification effectively in the classroom.