Be Smart Kids meets and exceeds State and Federal Early Education Standards. Click on one of the links below for a full listing of these standards and Be Smart Kids comparisons.
Section 1: Language Understanding
Section 2 : Literacy
Section 3: Math
Section 4: Social Studies
Section 5: Creative
Section 6: Social Emotional
Section 7: Physical
The following is a list of scientific research on which Be Smart Kids is based:
Newsweek. Your Child’s Brain. February 19, 1996. by Sharon Begley. How a young child’s brain works.
Time. Fertile Minds. February 3, 1997. by J. Madeleine Nash. Windows of opportunity of when a child learns best.
What your Kindergartner Needs to Know, Preparing Your Child for a Lifetime of Learning—Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., author of Cultural Literacy and John Holdren
Early Reading First. U.S. Department of Education.
http://www.ed.gov/programs/earlyreading/index.html
Tennessee State Standards. Early Childhood Early Learning Developmental Standards. http://www.tennessee.gov/education/ci/standards/earlychildhood/
Tennessee State Requirements. Statistics and Reports.
http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/k-12.html#req
A complete comparison of Be Smart Kids and State/Federal Requirements are listed above in Sections 1-7.
Links:
NAECS/SDE (National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education ). Position Papers.
http://naecs.crc.uiuc.edu/position/pscape.html
NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children). Brain development research—What it means for young children and families.
http://www.naeyc.org/ece/1997/11.asp
Childhood Development. Resource for information on early learning.
http://www.del.wa.gov/Education/ChildDevelopment.shtml
Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Early Childhood Education http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_childhood_education
Brain Connection. How the Brain “Hears” Language
http://www.brainconnection.com/topics/?main=fa/listening-skills
KQED/KidsWatch. Mathmatics.
http://www.kqed.org/topics/family/parents/kidswatch/articles/sciencearticles.jsp#MATHEMATICS
PBS Parents. What is Phonics, Anyway?
http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/articles/phonics/main.html
Research has shown that early intervention with education and social behavior will help improve the quality of life for a child with autism. The earlier you start the better. Be Smart Kids is a fast-paced interactive learning system that wires the brain for vocabulary, language, math & logic, spatial/visual skills, fine motor skills, emotional & social skills, music, character, history, science, health and sign language. It is designed as a one-on-one process because adult/child interaction and bonding is so important to the emotional and social development of the young child.
Information on autism:
Autism-society.org
http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer
Autism fact sheet
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_autism.htm
Autism and children
http://pediatrics.about.com/od/autism/