2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43
New research is linking curiosity in young children to later academic success.
A new study from the University of Michigan found that curious children are better at math and reading.
Children who have developed a wide range of socio-emotional skills tend to be more successful when they come to school. These skills include imagination, perseverance, mindfulness to tasks, and the ability to form relationships and manage feelings.
Most of the current early learning programs focus on improving children's granular control, which includes their ability to concentrate or control impulses, Shah said.
Very few programs focus on nurturing curiosity in young children - a trait that Shah describes as the joy of discovery and the motivation to seek answers to the unknown.
Data for the current study was drawn from a nationally representative demographic study sponsored by the US Department of Education, which has followed thousands of children since their birth in 2001.
Their parents were interviewed during home visits by interviewers, and children were assessed when they were nine months, two years old, and when they entered preschool and kindergarten. In 2006 and 2007, 6,200 children's reading, math and behavioral skills were measured.
Curiosity was just as important as learning to read and math, according to the study. The researchers separately note that the relationship between curiosity and a child's academic achievement is not related to gender.
"Currently, most classroom activities focus on cultivating early enhanced control and self-control in the child, but our results suggest that alternative communication about the importance of curiosity should also be considered." - added Shah.
Researchers have shown that encouraging curiosity may be especially important for children with lower socioeconomic backgrounds. This is due to the fact that children growing up in financially secure families have more access to resources, while children from poorer communities grow up in less stimulating conditions.
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