3 Scientific Studies :
Chess improves school performance.
(1) In a 1994-97 Texas study, regular (non-honors) elementary students who participated in a school chess club showed twice the improvement of non-chess players in Reading and Mathematics between third and fifth grades on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills.
(2) During the 1995-1996 school year, two classrooms were selected in each of five schools. Students were given instruction in chess and reasoning in one classroom in each school. Pupils in the chess program obtained significantly higher reading scores at the end of the year. The control groups had more reading instruction than the chess groups. Even so, the chess groups did better on the reading post-test.
(3) A 1989-92 New Brunswick, Canada study, using 437 fifth graders split into three groups, experimenting with the addition of chess to the math curriculum, found increased gains in math problem-solving and comprehension proportionate to the amount of chess in the curriculum.
With the right guidance students can move (level by level) from beginners to expert chess players and develop their own studying strategies and self-confidence.
Dr. R. C. Furgeson has compiled a more extensive list at .. http://www.quadcitychess.com/benefits_of_chess.html
Schools :
" Scientific Studies " clearly link chess with Academic Success.
Confidence grows !
School performance grows in line with level of chess expertise.
Students :
Games motivate learning through tangible rewards.
Games are fun !
Successful chess players have successful learning techniques.
Teach your kids chess , even if you don't know how.
With scripted step-by-step lessons to guide you.
For children from 8 to 12, but can be used for all ages.
