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"Kids benefit academically, socially, and in other areas critical for success in life as a result of playing chess. Chess playing has long been shown to correlate with improved academic performance in students through its emphasis on critical or strategic thinking skills, improved concentration and tenacity, and because serious chess playing results in greater self esteem. Because kids tend to think of chess players as "smart," students who learn to play the game believe they too, are smart; in numerous documented cases, academic performance improved as a result of becoming involved with chess (http://www.schoolchess.com/chessvideolibrary3.html) More importantly, from this website: (http://www.loeschfamily.net/chess/hbms/) (from "Chess in the Schools"): "In 1991, with funding from the IBM Corporation, we commissioned a study conducted by a leading educational psychologist looking at the effect learning and playing chess had on reading scores of children in the Chess-in-the-Schools program in New York City Community School District 9. Located in an economically disadvantaged neighborhood, Community School District 9 students have historically scored the lowest in reading and math of all 32 New York City school districts. The findings were significant. Children in the Chess-in-the-Schools program showed an average year-to-year gain of 5.37 percentile points against the national average. The gains were particularly impressive among children who started with low or average initial scores. Non-chess playing control groups showed no gain." Also, go to http://www.schoolchess.com good luck, Brigid Heckman Greenwood Central Schook Greenwood, NY =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST, etc.) send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=