NSF-funded ThinkPlayful™ Mobile App Expands for School Use
With highly positive results of an independent research study of the ThinkPlayful™ app under its belt, the company behind ThinkPlayful™ is now making available an accompanying portal for schools by invitation only.
Study: App Boosts Closeness, Lowers Math Anxiety
The randomized controlled trial found significant positive impacts on family relationships and on attitudes toward mathematics.
Family Engagement: The Key to Student Learning Success
Family engagement is critical to student learning. Teachers say the biggest barrier to math and reading scores improving is the lack of involvement.
ThinkPlayful to partner with Highlights
ThinkPlayful™ received the almost $200,000 Technology Enhancement for Commercial Partnerships (TECP) supplement award to develop technology required to establish a viable commercial partnership.
The Power of Guided Play
In a world where structured activities and digital distractions often dominate children's schedules, it's easy to overlook the simple, yet profoundly impactful, concept of play.
Tips to Navigate Tech with Young Children
In our tech-saturated world, technology is a now a part of our children's learning environment. Understanding how to use technology to benefit children’s development is crucial.
ThinkPlayful Expands Testing Nationwide
ThinkPlayful™ beta testing has expanded to include early childhood organizations and the families they serve throughout the USA.
Children are Natural Scientists
When science education intersects with play and imagination, children develop their understanding of scientific concepts through creativity.
Math Anxiety Sneaks In — How To Stop It
Have you ever said “I am not a math person” or “I’m not good at math”? It’s so common to hear! Unfortunately, comments like these influence children’s perception of their own math ability
Math Learning with Guided Play
Learning through guided play has a more positive effect on younger children’s acquisition of important early math skills than traditional, direct instruction.
Early Math Skills Are Crucial
Mathematical reasoning ability may be even more crucial as a building block for success than reading readiness.
The Brain Grows Dramatically By Age 5
The preschool years represent a time of some of the most dynamic and elaborate developmental changes and brain growth.
