A new study, “Goldilocks Effect? The format of the illustrated story seems “right” and the animation “too hot” for the integration of functional brain networks in preschoolers, “suggests a” Goldilocks effect “, where the audio may be ‘too cold’ at this age, requiring more cognitive strain to process the story, …

Every summer, I make it my goal to include at least one or two classics on my summer reading list. They don’t need to be from a different century – modern classics and even young adult novels make the cut all the time – but they should be seen as …