WORLD OF LEARNING: WHAT AND WHEN ARE WE READY TO LEARN?

"Studying Young Minds, and How to Teach Them" The New York Times 12/20/09


Great article from the Times' great Benedict Carey, with the focus on the provocative idea that kids can handle simple multiplication and division concepts before first grade, and a provocative aside, "the brain’s ability to link letter combinations with sounds may not be fully developed until age 11 — much later than many have assumed."