Leap Reader Analysis
A Leap Reader is a product which allows children to learn how to read and write by sounding out words and guiding letter step-by-step interactively, designed by Leap Frog in 2008 (Frog, 2008). Leap Reader engages kids in imaginative stories with lively character voices while building vocabulary skills and increasing reading comprehension skills. Collaborative handwriting helps children to write step by step on a mess-free, no ink Leap Frog learning paper. Also, Leap Reader has a built-in audio player that helps enhance listening comprehension skills for children as well. The Leap Reader’s library consists of more than 100+ audio books and most popular children’s books to encourage children to read and sing along to fun learning songs or engage
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The top five approaches that they came up with are as follows: computerized training, aerobic exercise (including sports), martial arts and classroom curricula. Executive functioning is constructed on four qualities that all children need in order to be successful. The four qualities of executive functioning are as follows: creativity, flexibility, self-control, and discipline. The focus of all EFs (executive functioning) also comprises psychologically playing with ideas, giving a deliberated rather than an imprudent response, and staying attentive (Diamond and Less, 2011). In addition, there is one more approach that Diamond and Lee (2011) looked into which is known as ‘Montessori’. Montessori is not an executive function however, its purpose is to determine if a child has a good EFs. To test these six approaches Diamond and Lee (2011) entailed different types of ways for each approach. Below are the methods and results of all six approaches Diamond and Lee (2011) attained to better understand the improvement of executive functioning in …show more content…
Method: Tools was assessed against another high-quality program using EF measures that dealt with transfer of training. “Tools, 5-year-olds surpassed control children on both EF measures, which taxed all 3 core EFs, and especially on the more EF-demanding conditions” (Diamond and Lee, 2011). Results: the more the kids played with Tools the better EFs it received compared to more direct instruction. Due to children improving so much via Tools, a school withdrew from the study and switched all classes to
The top five approaches that they came up with are as follows: computerized training, aerobic exercise (including sports), martial arts and classroom curricula. Executive functioning is constructed on four qualities that all children need in order to be successful. The four qualities of executive functioning are as follows: creativity, flexibility, self-control, and discipline. The focus of all EFs (executive functioning) also comprises psychologically playing with ideas, giving a deliberated rather than an imprudent response, and staying attentive (Diamond and Less, 2011). In addition, there is one more approach that Diamond and Lee (2011) looked into which is known as ‘Montessori’. Montessori is not an executive function however, its purpose is to determine if a child has a good EFs. To test these six approaches Diamond and Lee (2011) entailed different types of ways for each approach. Below are the methods and results of all six approaches Diamond and Lee (2011) attained to better understand the improvement of executive functioning in …show more content…
Method: Tools was assessed against another high-quality program using EF measures that dealt with transfer of training. “Tools, 5-year-olds surpassed control children on both EF measures, which taxed all 3 core EFs, and especially on the more EF-demanding conditions” (Diamond and Lee, 2011). Results: the more the kids played with Tools the better EFs it received compared to more direct instruction. Due to children improving so much via Tools, a school withdrew from the study and switched all classes to