Early Childhood Mathematics Skill Development in the Home Environment (eBook)

Belinda Blevins-Knabe, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1981. Her research interests include young children’s mathematical development and the influence of the home numeracy environment on the development of early mathematics skills and concepts. She is also interested in faculty development for teaching and learning and the development of leadership skills in women.Ann M. Berghout Austin, Ph.D., is Professor of Family, Consumer, and Human Development and Director of the Center for Women and Gender at Utah State University. She received her Ph.D. in Child Development from Iowa State University in 1981. Her research interests include children’s development of early mathematics concepts in out-of-home care, child care quality, and child development and mothering in developing countries. She is also interested in the development of leadership skills in girls and women.

Chapter 1. Introduction; Belinda Blevins-Knabe, Ann M. Berghout Austin.- Chapter 2. Early Mathematical Development: How the Home Environment Matters; Belinda Blevins-Knabe.- Chapter 3. Home Life and the Development of Competence in Mathematics:  Implications of Research with the HOME Inventory; Robert H. Bradley, Robert F. Corwyn.- Chapter 4. Early Mathematics Skill Development, Low Performance, and Parental Support in the Finnish Context; Pirjo Aunio, Anna Tapola, Riikka Mononen, Markku Niemivirta.- Chapter 5. Towards a Theoretical Framework on Individual Differences in Numerical Abilities: Role of Home Numeracy Experiences; Tijs Kleemans, Eliane Segers, Ludo Verhoeven.- Chapter 6. The Home Numeracy Environment: What Do Cross-Cultural Comparisons Tell about How to Scaffold Young Children's Mathematical Skills?; Ozlem Cankaya, Jo-Anne LeFevre.- Chapter 7. Number Line Skills  and Home Numeracy Activities for Preschoolers in Center-based and Family-based  Child Care; Jacob A. Esplin, Brionne Nelson, Ann M. Berghout Austin, Belinda Blevins-Knabe, Shawnee Hendershot, Lori Loesch.- Chapter 8. Optimizing the Home Numeracy Environments of Three- to Six-Year-Old Children in the United States and Canada; Sheri-Lynn Skwarchuk, Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler, Jo-Anne LeFevre.- Chapter 9. Mathematics and Language in the Home Environment; Joanne Lee, Donna Kotsopoulos.- Chapter 10. Are Games a Viable Home Numeracy Practice?; Adam K Dubé, Andy Keenan.- Chapter 11. Conclusions and Future Directions; Belinda Blevins-Knabe, Ann M. Berghout Austin.