MGOL integrates findings from research regarding the way children learn. Sources include:
Howard Gardner – Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Daniel Goleman – Theories of Emotional and Social Intelligence
A clear explanation of emotional intelligence for students
Ellen Galinsky – Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs
Lev Vygotsky – Scaffolding
Jean Piaget – Schemas and Cognitivism
Maria Montessori – Active Learning
John Dewey – Constructivism
Roberta Golinkoff and Kathy Hirsh Pasek – Purposeful Play
Alison Gopnik – Scientific Experimentation
Mother Goose on the Loose’s emphasis on the healthy development of the WHOLE child includes helping children develop self-regulation skills. This aspect of MGOL is similar to the Tools of the Mind program.