Scratch Jr was inspired by the popular Scratch programming language for older kids. Developers say they redesigned the interface and programming language to make it appropriate for younger children.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers are making a coding program for three to eight-year-olds that will allow them to produce simple animations.

Its graphical user interface and programming language is simpler than Scratch to reduce the barriers to entry for young children.

Valparaiso High School junior Kennedy Pony, one of several assistants during Scratch Day, said she honed her Scratch skills during a summer program at Indiana University Bloomington last year.

Mitchel Resnick and team have developed a new tablet application called ScratchJr which has been specifically developed to help young children between the ages of 5 and 7 learn basic programming ...

Ten years ago, a computer programming language called Scratch emerged from the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Computer programming is not usually taught to 8-year-olds. But a new system developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology turns building video games into child’s play. The system is ...

A new book from No Starch Press, Super Scratch Programming Adventure!: Learn to Program By Making Cool Games makes it even easier to teach your kids basic programming skills.