Children's number competencies over 6 time points, from the beginning of kindergarten to
the middle of 1st grade, were examined in relation to their mathematics achievement over 5 …

Children's mathematics skills undergo extensive development during the preschool years.
Opportunities for engaging in mathematics in the preschool classroom, however, are limited …

In an effort to promote best practices regarding mathematics teaching and learning at the
preschool level, national advisory panels and organizations have emphasized the …

In recent years, though, attitudes toward teaching mathematics to young children, including
preschoolers, again has changed dramatically. For example, the National Council of …

Background Children's early skills are essential for their later success in school. Recent
evidence highlights the importance of early mathematics, relative to reading and …

Research Findings: We are in the midst of a revolution. Prior to the onset of the 21st century,
mathematics education in the United States was deemphasized (Geary,), and mathematics …

There is a strong research base on the underlying concomitants of early developing math
skills. Fewer studies have focused on later developing skills. Here, we focused on direct and …

Previous literature suggests that early number knowledge is important for the development
of arithmetic calculation ability. The domain-general ability of verbal working memory also …

“Historically, number [and operations on them have] been a corner-stone of the entire
mathematics curriculum”(National Council of Teachers of Mathematics [NCTM], 2000, p. 32) …

In this study, a unitary path analysis model was developed to investigate the relationship
between cognitive variables (derived from published studies) and early numerical abilities in …