What Studies are saying...
Literacy & Language SKills
Students who received Kindermusik instruction showed larger gains (32% more improvement) on the PALS test than the students who did not receive Kindermusik instruction. This concludes that the Kindermusik program successfully boosts preschoolers’ language and literacy skills.
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Social & Emotional Health
This study reveals that social-emotional competence in the early years is linked to future academic success. Furthermore, a growing body of research confirms that teaching and learning across the curriculum areas can successfully embed social-emotional lessons, resulting in cognitive as well as social-emotional gains.
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Mathematical Skills
This study presents a survey of seminal studies undertaken to test music’s impact on math abilities for children in preschool - primary grades. This summary also reveals the findings of one such research project built around a Kindermusik program. The results of this study were published in the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology and have been reviewed and commented upon by leading thinkers in the field.
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Student Achievement
This study from Harvard focused on the important need for family engagement in childhood development. Family engagement in education is related to a range of benefits for students, including improved school readiness, higher student achievement, better social skills and behavior, and increased likelihood of high school graduation.
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