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The Research Institute for Waldorf Education (RIWE), aims to deepen and enhance the quality of Waldorf education and supports research to serve a wide range of educators in their work with children and adolescents.
Research Institute for Waldorf Education News
1y ago
Research demonstrates that children (adults, too!) comprehend and retain more when reading a printed page than when reading online ..read more
Research Institute for Waldorf Education News
1y ago
For 100 years, following the original indications of Rudolf Steiner, Waldorf teachers trust the teaching of writing before teaching reading directly ..read more
Research Institute for Waldorf Education News
1y ago
At last! In EdWeek's newsletter, a celebration of a private Friends school's gold award for wellness of students through their building design ..read more
Research Institute for Waldorf Education News
2y ago
Balance of sleep and play and work and no screens help in developing cognitive capacity. Read on. . . https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/09/27/study-links-restricting-screen-time-kids-higher-mental-performance ..read more
Research Institute for Waldorf Education News
2y ago
Wondering how to limit the use of screens in your child’s (and your own) life? Here’s a good idea or two! https://www.nytimes.com/guides/smarterliving/family-technology ..read more
Research Institute for Waldorf Education News
2y ago
The impact of reading on screen is described by a neuroscientist. https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/27/17787916/reader-come-home-maryanne-wolf-neuroscience-brain-changes ..read more
Research Institute for Waldorf Education News
2y ago
Thomas Fuchs delineates the nature of the brain and its development: https://eliant.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/Conference2017/The_Brain_-_A_Mediating_Organ.pdf ..read more
Research Institute for Waldorf Education News
2y ago
A collection of studies about the needs of small children in early development: https://eliant.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/Conference2017/Thesenpapier_2017_Teuchert-Nood.pdf ..read more
Research Institute for Waldorf Education News
2y ago
Think the arts are not necessary in child’s upbringing and healthy psychological development? Think again! https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/07/the-diminishing-role-of-art-in-childrens-lives/532674 ..read more
Research Institute for Waldorf Education News
2y ago
Is the Digital world reducing children’s ability in social adeptness? Read this study to decide: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/in-our-digital-world-are-young-people-losing-the-ability-to-read-emotions ..read more