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

Python for Kids is a book from No Starch Press that aims to teach kids ages 10 and up and their parents about the Python programming language. I happen to have an 11 year old daughter for ...

I wanted to expose my kids to programming because it’s a great skill and a powerful way of thinking. And my kids spend enough time playing Angry Birds and ...

Coding for Kids: Python: Learn to Code with 50 Awesome Games and Activities ($18) is recommended for ages 10-18.

For older kids, a better option than a readymade kit might be a introductory programming book like the well-reviewed Python for Kids and this basic Raspberry Pi setup.

One of the most common questions I get from teachers and parents is: What programming language should we use to teach kids to code? Is it important to always start with block-based languages like ...

WILTON — As his peers soak in the last few rays of summer vacation, Nish Wangneo stands at the head of a roomful of middle-schoolers eager to learn the basics of Python coding. “Writing code ...

Fundamentally, computer coding and programming is just another language and this means that kids are best able to do this when they are young and especially where they can be immersed in age ...

Coding apps and toys may motivate kids and improve their computer science confidence, but they are unlikely to work miracles.