New Educatio al Platfo m Kog a a Lau ches Scie ce-Based Cog itive Bluep i ts fo Pa e ts of Child e Ages 0-6
Resea ch-backed activities helpi g pa e ts wi e thei child’s b ai fo adva ced p oblem-solvi g a d commu icatio th ough i te tio al, sc ee -f ee play.
The p og am focuses o the “Fi st 2,000 Days” of life, a wi dow whe e the huma b ai fo ms ove 1 millio ew eu al co ectio s eve y seco d. Resea ch by Nobel Lau eate D . James Heckma i dicates that cog itive developme t i these ea ly yea s yields the highest eco omic etu o huma capital, yet ma y child e e te ki de ga te with eadi ess skills based o ote memo izatio athe tha fou datio al cog itive a chitectu e.
“Du i g my te u e teachi g scie ce i New Yo k City public schools, I obse ved a sig ifica t dispa ity i lea i g eadi ess,” said A Alexa de , the fou de of Kog a a. “Ma y stude ts could ecite the alphabet o cou t to 100 but lacked the c itical thi ki g a d atte tio spa s to apply that k owledge. Kog a a was built to help pa e ts focus o the eu al a chitectu e—the fou datio , plumbi g, a d wi i g of the b ai — athe tha just the ‘pai t’ of memo izatio “.
The Kog a a platfo m is built o seve al co e scie tific pilla s:
“Se ve a d Retu ” I te actio s: Based o Ha va d U ive sity esea ch, these eal-time, ecip ocal excha ges betwee pa e t a d child a e esse tial fo wi i g ea ly b ai a chitectu e.
The Daily Spatial Diet: Resea ch f om D . Susa Levi e shows that a pa e t’s use of “spatial talk” (wo ds like otate, edge, a d pa allel) di ectly dictates a child’s spatial easo i g skills by age fou .
Ea ly Math Lite acy: Studies led by D . G eg Du ca ide tify ea ly math skills as the si gle st o gest p edicto of lifelo g academic achieveme t, outpe fo mi g ea ly eadi g a d atte tio spa .
The Neu al Missio Se ies o ga izes these p i ciples i to six developme tal stages—f om the Reflexive B ai (0–2 mo ths) to the Rule-Bou d Reaso e (4–6 yea s). Each stage offe s sc ee -f ee missio s that use simple household objects o o mate ials at all, movi g pa e ts away f om “batte y-ope ated e te tai me t” towa d i te tio al, guided play.
Fo mo e i fo matio o Kog a a a d the Neu al Missio Se ies, visit Kog a a.o g.
About Kog a a LLC
Kog a a LLC is a educatio al tech ology compa y dedicated to ea ly childhood cog itive developme t. G ou ded i pee – eviewed esea ch f om i stitutio s such as Ha va d a d the Natio al I stitutes of Health, Kog a a p ovides pa e ts with the tools, vocabula y, a d st ategies to build fou datio al i tellige ce i child e f om bi th to age six.
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