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Patterns because they predict later mathematics. Letters drawn from stroke data because most apps show a shape no school teaches. The voice off by default. Each one has a reason, and the reasons are published.
Early LearningWhat Comes Next? Patterns Are One of the Strongest Early Predictors of MathsRed, blue, red, blue, … A child who can finish that row is doing something research has repeatedly linked to their mathematics achievement years later. Here is why, and how to practise it.Read what the research says →Early LearningLetter Formation: Why the "a" in Most Learning Apps Is the Wrong ShapeAlmost every app shows children a two-storey "a", the one you are reading now. Almost no school teaches children to write it. Here is why that mismatch matters and what to look for instead.Read what the research says →Parents & CommunityScreen Time Under Six: What the Research Actually SaysThe honest summary is not "screens are bad" or "screens are fine". It is that almost everything depends on what is on the screen and whether an adult is sitting there, and the size of that second effect is startling.Read what the research says →
Each article links to the studies it cites, including where the evidence is weaker than the claim usually made for it. All articles →