This study reports findings of a systematic replication and as such sought to evaluate effects of an early numeracy curriculum on early number sense attainment for Kindergarten students with autism. Through daily 15-min story-based math lessons with embedded systematic instruction delivered by their classroom teacher, participants learned to…

Misconceptions about adaptation by natural selection are widespread among adults and likely stem, in part, from cognitive biases and intuitive theories observable in early childhood. Current educational guidelines that recommend delaying comprehensive instruction on the topic of adaptation until adolescence, therefore, raise concerns because…

In this paper, we analyze individual semi-clinical interviews conducted with one kindergarten and one first-grade student. We build on prior research to offer evidence, via excerpts from these interviews, that children as young as kindergarten have a powerful, intuitive sense of generality and indeed naturally draw upon it to reason through…