Preschool Math Skill Predicts Success
Controversial Study Says Math, Reading Skills Matter More Than Behavior
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Teaching School Readiness continued...
Meanwhile, Blair says parents should trust their children's innate curiosity -- while being sure to set responsible limits in order to "seed" them with the ability to self-regulate.
"Follow your child's lead in the way to make things interesting. Don't direct every little thing," he says. "Whatever it is they are doing, try to structure learning around their play. Anything that allows children to integrate their wants, needs, and desires with some kind of planning process, they are going to learn and be better for it."
The Duncan study appears in the November issue of Developmental Psychology.
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