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ATLANTA — Students gathered around a bright blue number board in Melissa Williams’ kindergarten class at the Westminster School, gazing at the bank of 100 blank squares, organized in rows and columns ...

Playing with building blocks may boost spatial and mathematical skills in preschoolers, finds study. For low-income preschoolers, who lag in spatial skills, such play may be especially important. More ...