U.S. News and World Report – Rafiq Dossani 
Research shows that young learners can understand relatively advanced concepts in what educators call STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – and enjoy learning experiences that explore such subjects. In ways that have yet to be fully understood, early development of STEM skills seems to support learning later in life, in STEM and other areas such as developing reading and language skills. But an effective teaching system needs to be developed before STEM learning can be fully integrated into early childhood education, which relates to teaching young learners up to the age of about 8.(more)