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Examining the Remote Learning Experiences of Children Born Very Preterm during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Vrantsidis, Daphne M.; Horn, Tim C.; Benkart, Rebekah A.; Busch, Tyler A.; Orton, Kerry E.; Neel, Mary Lauren; Maitre, Nathalie L.; Taylor, H. Gerry – Journal of Early Intervention, 2023
This study examined the remote learning activities children born very preterm (VPT; gestational age [less than or equal to] 30 weeks) received, compared with children born full term (FT; gestational age [more than or equal to] 37 weeks), during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents of 5- to 6-year-olds born VPT (n = 33) and FT (n = 33) reported on the…
Descriptors: Premature Infants, COVID-19, Pandemics, Distance Education
STEM Educational Activities and the Role of the Parent in the Home Education of High School Students
Gann, Courtney; Carpenter, Dan – Educational Review, 2019
This qualitative case study examined the homeschool STEM educational activities and the role of the parent in those activities. Twenty-nine homeschooling parents from within a purposefully selected homeschool cooperative learning group in a southern community in the United States participated in the study. Data were collected using an open-ended…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Home Schooling, Parent Role, High School Students
Rocha, Julio César Roa – MEXTESOL Journal, 2022
Some theories of second language acquisition have had a major influence on the teaching and learning of a second language. This study reports the acquisition of English as a second language over a six-month period by a six-year-old Nicaraguan girl. Findings are based on a cross-sectional study and data that come from observation, journaling, and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Vandermaas-Peeler, Maureen; Westerberg, Lauren; Fleishman, Hailey; Sands, Kaitlin; Mischka, Melissa – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2018
This study investigated the influence of guidance instruction and type of activity on parental guidance of young children's mathematics and scientific inquiry during cooking, games, and nature activities at home. Thirty families participated with their preschool-aged child; half were randomly assigned to an inquiry guidance instruction group and…
Descriptors: Parents as Teachers, Parent Role, Preschool Children, Inquiry
National Center for Families Learning, 2018
The Cultivating Readers Family Guide provides tips and to grow reading skills from birth to age eight. The guide will help parents keep their shared learning activities with their children fun and part of their everyday routine.
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Infants, Toddlers, Young Children
Murray, Angela K.; Brown, Katie E.; Barton, Patricia – Journal of Montessori Research, 2021
This study offers a contextualized understanding of the distance-learning experiences of Montessori educators and students in the spring of 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19 global pandemic. In this article, we build on results reported in a separate article published in this issue of the "Journal of Montessori Research." First, we…
Descriptors: Montessori Schools, Teacher Attitudes, COVID-19, Pandemics
Murray, Angela K.; Brown, Katie E.; Barton, Patricia – Journal of Montessori Research, 2021
The transition to distance learning in the spring of 2020 caused by COVID-19 was particularly challenging for Montessori educators and students because key elements of the Method were not directly transferable to this new and hastily designed format. Hands-on learning with Montessori materials and learning in a community, as well as careful…
Descriptors: Montessori Schools, Teacher Attitudes, COVID-19, Pandemics
Kosanovich, Marcia; Lee, Laurie; Foorman, Barbara – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2021
Recent efforts to motivate parents' involvement in their child's literacy development involve informing parents about how to incorporate literacy development into daily routines. Teacher leadership and communication are critical--the more teachers encourage and assist parents and caregivers in supporting their child's literacy development, the…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Elementary School Teachers, Family Involvement, Reading Skills
Anderson, Ann; Anderson, Jim – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2014
Research on mathematics found in 'everyday' interactions (e.g., Walkerdine, 1988) often relies on analysis of parent-child talk during studies of social interactions and/or literacy events more generally. In contrast, from the outset of the current study, parents were aware that mathematics was the focus of study and that each of them would…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Mothers, Mathematics Instruction, Parents as Teachers
Mousoulides, Nicholas G. – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2014
Being part of a larger research project aimed at connecting mathematics and science to the world of work by promoting mathematical modeling as an inquiry based approach, the present study aimed to (a) describe parents' beliefs about inquiry-based mathematical modeling and parental engagement, and (b) explore the impact of a modeling-based learning…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation, Parents as Teachers
Wong, Pui Ling; Fleer, Marilyn – International Research in Early Childhood Education, 2013
Many parents work hard to foster a culture of learning early in their children's development. The desire for children to learn as early as possible is common among Hong Kong-Australian families. These children continue to perform well academically. Little is known about the pedagogy that underpins such development in the family or on the…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Foreign Countries, Child Development, Case Studies
Nebraska Department of Education, 2010
This paper presents tips, activities, resources, and games that parents can use to help their children become more proficient in math. Some helpful tips offered are: (1) Be positive; (2) Play family games; (3) Avoid stereotypes; (4) Choose gifts that develop problem solving skills; (5) Expand your children's horizons; (6) Buy or borrow library…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Parents as Teachers, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Instruction
Goldman, Elizabeth; Adler, C. Ralph – National Institute for Literacy, 2007
Parents are their child's first and most important teacher. This booklet introduces parents to techniques for helping their preschoolers learn to read. Included is a story about how one mother and father encourage their children to read, a sample reading activity, and a checklist for parents of preschoolers. This brochure is based on "A Child…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Emergent Literacy, Reading Aloud to Others, Parent Role
Gilmore, Helen Moore – 1988
An educational consultant with experience in teaching graduate courses for teacher certification in gifted education implemented a practicum designed to develop selected thinking skills in approximately 40 nursery school 3-year-olds. The practicum was also intended to inform parents of practical techniques for fostering important thinking skills…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Guides

Tregaskis, Owen – Arithmetic Teacher, 1991
Described are three mathematics games that parents can play with their children. These games involve parents in helping children to learn and practice mathematics in the home. Teaching, learning, and practice games are included. (KR)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Learning Activities