by Adena White | Dec 13, 2022 | E8 Communities
Preschools in Independence County have adopted innovative technology to support early brain development. LENA – short for Language ENvironment Analysis – is a professional development opportunity for early childhood educators that uses cloud-based software and a...
by Adena White | Nov 10, 2022 | E8 Foundations
For the first time, Excel by Eight hosted its semiannual Learning Community outside of Arkansas’s capital city, bringing more than 30 community leaders to Independence County in mid-October for local site visits and informative sessions. The two-day event took place...
by Angela Duran | Jun 21, 2022 | Education, Health
Dr. Nikki Edge Dr. Nikki Edge is a professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. She researches factors that influence child social and emotional outcomes and evaluates interventions for high-risk...
by Jennifer Glasgow | Mar 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Dr. Nikki Edge A child’s brain undergoes an impressive amount of change between birth and age three. In fact, by age three, the brain has reached 80 percent of its adult volume. Because a child’s developing brain is most flexible during the earliest months...
