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Direct linkGreenes, Carole; Ginsburg, Herbert P.; Balfanz, Robert – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2004
"Big Math for Little Kids," a comprehensive program for 4- and 5-year-olds, develops and expands on the mathematics that children know and are capable of doing. The program uses activities and stories to develop ideas about number, shape, pattern, logical reasoning, measurement, operations on numbers, and space. The activities introduce the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Activities, Young Children, Elementary School Mathematics, Early Childhood Education
Tudge, Jonathan R. H.; Doucet, Fabienne – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2004
Children's early mathematical experiences play an enormous role in the development of their understanding of mathematics, and serve as a foundation for their cognitive development. In this descriptive study, we observed the naturally occurring mathematical activities engaged in by thirty-nine 3-year-olds, equally divided by race/ethnicity and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Activities, Cognitive Development, African Americans, Whites
Benigno, Joann P.; Ellis, Shari – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2004
One possible source of variation in children's mathematical abilities upon entry to school may be the social support of early number skills children receive in the home. In the present study, we explored parental support of preschoolers' counting in the context of an everyday activity and whether parental ability to provide aid is influenced by…
Descriptors: Siblings, Preschool Children, Parent Child Relationship, Middle Class
