Education

No place for Social-Emotional Learning in Schools? Are you sure?

April 5, 2018 By Growing Sound

Education Week recently published a great article by Peter DeWitt focusing (once again) on the importance of social-emotional learning. DeWitt had posted a previous article and was (or wasn’t) surprised by the comments and feedback he received from (what he calls) “the naysayers”. But Dewitt builds his case once again in this new article and [Read More…]

Filed Under: Social-Emotional Learning Tagged With: Child Development, Education, Education Week, Music and Learning, Peter DeWitt, Social & Emotional Learning, Social and Emotional

Why Preschool is the Most Important Year In a Child’s Development

January 17, 2018 By Growing Sound

A recent article published on September 15, 2017 on Mindshift penned by Deborah Farmer Kris does a great job of highlighting the value and importance of publicly funded PreK programs-but most importantly that “QUALITY” is what really matters. You can read through the full article here, but pay close attention to the last paragraph about [Read More…]

Filed Under: Education, Educational Research, Professional Development Tagged With: Child Development, Children, Early Childhood, Education, Educational Music, Growing Sound, Mindshift, Music and Learning, Music for Teachers, PreK, Professional Development, Social & Emotional Learning, Songs for the Classroom, Teacher, Teacher Training

How To Pick A Preschool

November 29, 2017 By Growing Sound

The Harvard Graduate School of Education recently published an article in their perspective and opinions column by Suzanne Bouffard titled “How To Pick A Preschool”. We know year after year thousands of families struggle with this decision and Ms. Bouffard offers some great tips for navigating the process and what to look for. We are [Read More…]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Child Development, Children Inc., Education, Engagement, Parenting, Parents, Preschool, Social & Emotional Learning, Social and Emotional

What Do We Mean When We Say “Social and Emotional Skills”?

August 30, 2017 By Growing Sound

Character Science, Social and Emotional Skills, NonCognitive Traits and Habits…you’ve heard these terms before, but what do they mean and is there really a correct description? Author Anya Kemenetz recently tacked this question in her article posted via MindShift. What’s in? What’s out? How do we get there? What research supports these theories? If you’ve [Read More…]

Filed Under: Character Science, Education, Educational Research Tagged With: 21st Century Skills, Anya Kemenetz, character science, Child Development, Childrens Music, Dr Carol Dweck, Education, Educational Music, Grit, Growing Sound, Growth Mindset, Martin Seligman, Mindshift, Music in the Classroom, NonCognitive Traits, Positive Psychology, resilience, Social & Emotional Learning, Social and Emotional

“7 Ways To Raise A Resilient Child”

August 9, 2017 By Growing Sound

Parents Magazine recently published a fantastic article titled “7 Ways To Raise A Resilient Child” by Catherine Newman. Ms. Newman touched on so many key points that are spot on in regards to the work we have been doing at Growing Sound for 10 years. Stand By, Step In-But Don’t Take Over, Encourage a Growth [Read More…]

Filed Under: Character Science, Consumer Products, Education, Educational Research, Music Tagged With: Child Development, Children, Childrens Music, Education, Educational Music, Growing Sound, growingsound, Growth Mindset, Kids Music, Kids Music Award, Music and Learning, Parent, Parenting, Parents, resilience, Social & Emotional Learning, Social and Emotional, Songs of Resilience

Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook sees the 3 P’s

June 26, 2017 By Growing Sound

This week we are presenting our training titled: NEW DAY: HELPING YOUNG CHILDREN DEVELOP A BRIGHTER TOMORROW at an Early Childhood Institute in Louisville, KY. Our Specialty trainer will focus on the research of Martin Seligman and the “3 P’s”. While conducting our research for this topic we came across this great article in Business [Read More…]

Filed Under: Education, Educational Research Tagged With: Child Development, Education, Martin Seligman, Positive Psychology, Sheryl Sandberg, Social & Emotional Learning, Social and Emotional, Songs for the Classroom

Revisiting “Self-Control”

January 9, 2017 By Growing Sound

Back in January 2016, MINDSHIFT published an article by Katrina Schwartz titled “Research-based Strategies to Help Children Develop Self-Control”. It’s always a good idea to revisit articles on self-control (especially after a busy holiday season). This article talks about the research of Walter Mischel and his well-known body of work called “THE MARSHMALLOW TEST”. Check [Read More…]

Filed Under: Education, Educational Research, Music Tagged With: Child Development, Childrens Music, David Kisor, Early Childhood, Education, Educational Music, Mindshift, Music and Learning, Music for Teachers, Music in the Classroom, Preschool, Self-control, Social & Emotional Learning, Social and Emotional, Songs for the Classroom, Teacher, Walter Mischel

Introducing New Music Project for Foster and Adoption Families

December 19, 2016 By Growing Sound

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New Music Project for Foster/Adoption Families Covington, KY, December 15, 2016-GROWING SOUND, an award winning children’s music publisher that creates songs based on the latest research in social and emotional development is pleased to announce the release of their newest music CD: MY HAND IN YOUR HAND: Songs for Families Who Reach [Read More…]

Filed Under: Consumer Products, Education, Music, News Tagged With: adoption, Child Development, Children, Childrens Music, David Kisor, Early Childhood, Education, Educational Music, Family friendly, Family Music, foster child, Growing Sound, Kids Music, Music, Parent, Parenting, Parents, resilience, Social & Emotional Learning, Social and Emotional

Defining The Skills For Success

December 14, 2016 By Growing Sound

“Useable Knowledge”, that is published out by the Harvard Graduate School of Education, recently posted an article by Leah Shafer titled “Defining The skills For Success” that signals the difference between executive function and other regulation-related skills in regards to child development. According to the article, “strong executive function (EF) is key to children’s success [Read More…]

Filed Under: Education, Educational Research Tagged With: Child Development, Children, Childrens Music, Dandelion, Education, Educational Music, Executive Function, Growing Sound, Music and Learning, Music for Teachers, Music in the Classroom, Self-control, Social & Emotional Learning, Social and Emotional

Teachers: What words do you use to encourage a child’s efforts?

December 5, 2016 By Growing Sound

New teachers often struggle with their first experiences during “report card” season. Report cards help communicate a students’ progress. Finding the right words can make a difference not only in encouraging the child, but encouraging the parent as well. Writing unique and meaningful report card comments takes effort. If only negative statements are written, the [Read More…]