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Howe, Nina; Adrien, Emmanuelle; Della Porta, Sandra; Peccia, Stephanie; Recchia, Holly; Osana, Helena P.; Ross, Hildy – Infant and Child Development, 2016
Sibling-directed teaching of mathematical topics during naturalistic home interactions was investigated in 39 middle-class sibling dyads at two time points. At time 1 (T1), siblings were 2 and 4 years of age, and at time 2 (T2), siblings were 4 and 6 years of age. Intentional sequences of sibling-directed mathematical teaching were coded for (i)…
Descriptors: Siblings, Sibling Relationship, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
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Nielsen, Mark; Christie, Tamara – Infant and Child Development, 2008
The present work investigated the effect of modelling on children's pretend play behaviour. Thirty-seven children aged between 27 and 41 months were given 4 min of free play with a dollhouse and associated toy props (pre-modelling phase). Using dolls, an experimenter then acted out a series of vignettes involving object substitutions, imaginary…
Descriptors: Play, Young Children, Toys, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension)