It is well established that early general language during preschool is critical for children's
mathematical abilities. In an attempt to further characterize this association between …

Young children's math learning opportunities in families appear to relate to long-term math
achievement and attitudes. While there is growing interest in promoting families' support of …

This article synthesizes findings from an international virtual conference, funded by the
National Science Foundation (NSF), focused on the home mathematics environment (HME) …

A growing body of evidence from the science of learning demonstrates the educational
effectiveness of active, playful learning. Connections are emerging between this pedagogy …

A growing body of evidence suggests that the ways in which parents and preschool children
interact in terms of home-based mathematics activities (ie, the home mathematics …

Playful learning has garnered supporters and research evidence, and also can be seen as
nebulous and, therefore, reliant on practitioners' intuitions in early education settings. In this …

Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) focused language and interactions
build a foundation for later STEM learning. This study examines the ability of the life-size …

Abstract This study (N= 196) examined the extent to which the frequency of parent–child
math activities in preschool was associated with children's developmental trajectories of …

Rational numbers (ie, fractions, percentages, decimals, and whole-number frequencies) are
notoriously difficult mathematical constructs. Yet correctly interpreting rational numbers is …

Previous research has demonstrated the contribution of parents' number language to
children's own engagement with numbers and later mathematical achievement. Although …