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The Benefits of Play in Cognitive Development
![The Benefits of Play in Cognitive Development The Benefits of Play in Cognitive Development](https://child.tcu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/The-Benefits-of-play-3.png)
Editor’s note: While it may seem like a simple idea, play is fundamental to forming trust-based relationships. Play permeates the TBRI empowering, connecting, and correcting principles and as Dr. Purvis once said: “Play disarms fear, builds connectedness, and teaches social skills and competencies for life.” We’ve recently received a few questions about the benefits of […]
How Testing Kids For Skills Can Hurt Those Lacking Knowledge
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(CrispyPork/iStock) Excerpted from THE KNOWLEDGE GAP by Natalie Wexler, published by Avery, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC. Copyright © 2019 by Natalie Wexler. By Natalie Wexler In 1987, two researchers in Wisconsin, Donna Recht and Lauren Leslie, constructed a miniature baseball field and installed it in an empty classroom […]