At a time when parents are eager to give their kids an edge in math and science, several computer programming languages have been developed specifically for children.

Students have an array of introductions to computer programming, which develops critical thinking skills "completely transferable" to other areas of learning, says Lauren Bricker, a computer ...

So, what is the process for getting kids involved? Children are receptive to acquiring this new language of computer programming and the strategic thinking and reasoning processes that go with it.

Patrice Gans, a technology teacher and library-media specialist in Connecticut, reviews Jason Brigg's Python for Kids (No Starch Press, 2012).

Parents, listen up: Put your kids in engineering and computer science classes. A recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report says "software development skills continue to be the most in-demand" STEM ...

Los Angeles — Boku, a simple game which teaches kids the basics of computer programming, will be released in early 2009, Microsoft has announced. It will be available for both Windows and the ...

It is 3.31pm and the bell has just rung to signal the end of school. But on the fifth floor of De Beauvoir Primary School in east London, two 10-year-old boys have rushed into the computer lab ...

Programming resources for kids 101 Scratch, Lego Mindstorm and Microsoft's Kodu are efforts that may help stoke the programming fires in your little ones. Written by Larry Dignan, Contributor ...

Coding for kids: Introducing programming concepts in preschool In the simplest way, Coding means to get something desirable done through the help of computers by a set of commands.

In a Fireside Hangout on Google+ Thursday afternoon, President Obama spoke about the possibility of implementing a computer programming language requirement in American high schools. The statement ...