Mathematical Learning and Cognition in Early Childhood: Integrating Interdisciplinary Research into Practice

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This book explores mathematical learning and cognition in early childhood from interdisciplinary perspectives, including developmental psychology, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and education. It examines how infants and young children develop numerical and mathematical skills, why some children struggle to acquire basic abilities, and how parents, caregivers, and early childhood educators can promote early mathematical development. The first section of the book focuses on infancy and toddlerhood with a particular emphasis on the home environment and how parents can foster early mathematical skills to prepare their children for formal schooling. The second section examines topics in preschool and kindergarten, such as the development of counting procedures and principles, the use of mathematics manipulatives in instruction, and the impacts of early intervention. The final part of the book focuses on particular instructional approaches in the elementary school years, such as different additive concepts, schema-based instruction, and methods of division. Chapters analyze the ways children learn to think about, work with, and master the language of mathematical concepts, as well as provide effective approaches to screening and intervention. Included among the topics: The relationship between early gender differences and future mathematical learning and participation. The connection between mathematical and computational thinking. Patterning abilities in young children. Supporting children with learning difficulties and intellectual disabilities. The effectiveness of tablets as elementary mathematics education tools. Mathematical Learning and Cognition in Early Childhood is an essential resource for researchers, graduate students, and professionals in infancy and early childhood development, child and school psychology, neuroscience, mathematics education, educational psychology, and social work. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Early Mathematical Minds: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Early Mathematical Learning and Cognition (Donna Kotsopoulos, Katherine M. Robinson, Helena P. Osana)....Pages 3-7 The “Girl Crisis”: The Relationship Between Early Gender Differences and Future Mathematical Learning and Participation (Samantha Makosz, Joanna Zambrzycka, Donna Kotsopoulos)....Pages 9-21 Spatial Learning and Play with Technology: How Parental Spatial Talk Differs Across Contexts (Joanne Lee, Sarah Hodgins, Eileen Wood)....Pages 23-38 Supporting Mathematics Play in Home Environments: A Feasibility Examination of a Take-Home Bag Intervention (Sandra M. Linder)....Pages 39-53 Front Matter ....Pages 55-55 Early Identification of, and Interventions for, Kindergarten Students at Risk for Mathematics Difficulties (Marcie Penner, Chad Buckland, Michael Moes)....Pages 57-78 Mathematical or Computational Thinking? An Early Years Perspective (Donna Kotsopoulos, Lisa Floyd, Vivian Nelson, Samantha Makosz)....Pages 79-90 Supporting Meaningful Use of Manipulatives in Kindergarten: The Role of Dual Representation in Early Mathematics (Helena P. Osana, Nicole Pitsolantis)....Pages 91-113 Kindergarteners’ and First-Graders’ Development of Numbers Representing Length and Area: Stories of Measurement (Serife Sevinc, Corey Brady)....Pages 115-137 Young Children’s Patterning Competencies and Mathematical Development: A Review (Nore Wijns, Joke Torbeyns, Bert De Smedt, Lieven Verschaffel)....Pages 139-161 Front Matter ....Pages 163-163 Arithmetic Concepts in the Early School Years (Katherine M. Robinson)....Pages 165-185 An Integrated Approach to Mathematics and Language Theory and Pedagogy (José Manuel Martínez)....Pages 187-202 Schema-Based Instruction: Supporting Children with Learning Difficulties and Intellectual Disabilities (Kim Desmarais, Helena P. Osana, Anne Lafay)....Pages 203-221 Tablets as Elementary Mathematics Education Tools: Are They Effective and Why (Adam K. Dubé, Sabrina Shajeen Alam, Chu Xu, Run Wen, Gulsah Kacmaz)....Pages 223-248 Early Understanding of Fractions via Early Understanding of Proportion and Division (Cheryll L. Fitzpatrick, Darcy Hallett)....Pages 249-271 Back Matter ....Pages 273-274