Should preschool be more about ABCs or learning to play with others? With the help of Twiggle the Turtle, scientists found out that youngsters do better if they do both. So concludes a major study in Head Start programs in Pennsylvania, research with implications for preschools and parents everywhere.... "If preschools focus just on the facts — let's just get the letter knowledge in, let's just get the number knowledge in — they're really missing the engine that's going to drive the desire and motivation for learning," [psychology professor Karen Bierman] said.
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