Students in C8Kids Double Working Memory, Improve Test Scores
Students in C8Kids Double Working Memory, Improve Test Scores
2 Pages©2012 Becaid LLC Students in C8Kids Double Working Memory, Improve Test Scores Commitment to Cognitive Skills Development School leaders in Bristol, Connecticut were willing to test new and innovative ideas in their quest to give all students a solid foundation in the skills they need to be successful in school. When they learned of the opportunity to pilot C8Kids, a new program designed to improve cognition in young children based on Yale School of Medicine research, they were the first school in the U.S. to sign up. “We were intrigued by the potential of leveraging physical and computer exercises to improve a child’s ability to think, focus, learn and socially interact,” said John Ryan, coordinator of Bristol Schools’ gifted and talented program. “When you’r
