Preschoolers can do more math than you think | Education & Psychology - Vanderbilt University News

Read the report, “The Home Math Environment: More Than Numeracy” in Early Childhood Research Quarterly.
Co-author is Bethany Rittle-Johnson, professor and chair, Department of Psychology and Human Development at Peabody.

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Preschoolers are capable of learning more complicated math concepts than most parents realize, according to a new Vanderbilt study. 

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What’s more, these concepts can be easily introduced through simple games and tasks at home.

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Lead author is Erica Zippert, a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Psychology and Human Development at Vanderbilt University Peabody College of education and human development. She and her colleague Bethany Rittle-Johnson recently published a report, “The Home Math Environment: More Than Numeracy” in Early Childhood Research Quarterly.

Their study revealed that parents of preschoolers seem to reinforce counting and number recognition, and leave the more complex concepts to the child’s future teachers...

Parents can improve the way they help their preschoolers build a foundation for math in lots of fun and easy ways using items they already have around the house, she says:
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Source: Vanderbilt University News