Kids spent hours whiling away on their devices for most of last year but for many of them, It was just passive entertainment. How about turning their love for tech into something more productive like programming/coding?Coding is a basic literacy in the digital age and learning to code at a young age prepares kids for the future. Coding helps children with communication, creativity, math, writing and confidence.Here are reasons why coding is important for kidsCoding is another languageEvery letter in the alphabet has a special formula of 0's and 1's that represent it. These 0's and 1's create a language and give the technology around us directions on how to perform. What better way for our children to understand why and how the technology around them operates than by learning to code and speaking to the technology around them.Fosters creativityBy experimenting, children learn and strengthen their brains. Even when they make a mistake they learn. Creativity is part of the process and not always the product.Coding helps children with Math skillsCoding helps children to be able to visualize abstract concepts, lets them apply math to real-world situations, and makes math fun and creative. Coding is present in many of today's STEM programs.Coding improves writing performanceChildren who learn to code understand how to plan and organize thoughts. This can lead to better writing skills that can be built upon as coding skills develop over time.Coding helps children become confident problem solversAs they learn to code they learn that there is more than one way to do something. *SourceAt Algorithmics, kids aged 5-17 get to learn coding and join 150,000 children already studying Algorithmics in 25 countries around the world, including America, Spain, and India.Algorithmics teaches kids how to build computer programs; but more importantly, they develop children's logical thinking, creativity, and curiosity. The students fully understand how programming works, not just copy a code written by a teacher. You can try their FREE introductory lesson to see if it suits your kids.*Image: Blackgirlscode
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