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The Development of Early Numeracy in Europe

Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2003
This article describes a limited longitudinal European study of young children’s early numeracy development within three testing cycles, onaverage, at the mid-point and towards the end of their fifth to sixth year and again at the mid-point of their sixth to seventh year. Assessment was carried out using the Utrecht Early Numeracy Test (ENT) (Van Luit,
van de Rijt, B.A.M., Godfrey, R., Aubrey, C., van Luit, J.E.H., Ghesquiere, P., Torbeyns, J., Hasemann, K., Tancig, S., Kavkler, M., Magajna, L., Tzouriadou, M.   +10 more
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Specific Relations Between the Home Numeracy Environment and Early Numeracy Skills in the First Year of Kindergarten

Early Education and Development
Home numeracy environment has been related to the development of early numeracy skills. Previous research has shown the relation between dimensions of the home numeracy environment with general or composite measures of numeracy skills, but specific ...
C. Peake, M. C. Ayala, Inés Susperreguy, M. Francisca, Del Río   +4 more
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Visuospatial working memory and early numeracy

Educational and Child Psychology, 2003
AbstractThe present study investigated the relationship between visuospatial working memory (VSWM) capacity, mental rotation, general intelligence and early numeracy in preschoolers. Age-appropriate cognitive tasks benefiting cover stories were developed. The early numeracy test (ENT) was used to assess mathematical preskills. The total score was split
Minna Kyttälä, Pirjo Aunio, Juhani E. Lehto, Johannes Van Luit, Jarkko Hautamäki   +4 more
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Social–Emotional Competence as a Predictor of Early Numeracy Skills

Early Education and Development
Research Findings: This study examined the association between preschool children’s social-emotional competence (SEC), defined by their social skills and problem behaviors, and numeracy skills.
Tracy M. Zehner, Tanya M. Paes, Brianna L. Devlin, Elyssa A Geer, Germán Posada, Robert J. Duncan, David J. Purpura, S. Schmitt   +7 more
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Validity, reliability and viability of pre-school educators’ use of early years toolbox early numeracy

Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2021
There is need and opportunity for assessments that support quick and playful – yet also accurate, rigorous and developmentally sensitive – appraisals of early numeracy. Ideally, these should be accessible to those who have opportunity to support children’
S. Howard, C. Neilsen-Hewett, M. de Rosnay, E. Melhuish, Kellie Buckley-Walker   +4 more
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Children's early numeracy in Finland and Iran

International Journal of Early Years Education, 2014
This research investigates similarities and differences in young children's early numeracy skills related to age, nationality and gender. The participants were five- to seven-year-old children from Finland and Iran. Early numeracy was investigated by using tasks measuring number-related relational skills (e.g. comparison, one-to-one correspondence) and
Pirjo Aunio, Johan Korhonen, Laaya Bashash, Fariba Khoshbakht   +3 more
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Early Numeracy Assessment In French preschool: structural analysis and links with children’s characteristics

International Journal of Early Years Education, 2021
The development of early numeracy skills in preschoolers is an important predictor of future academic performance. A multiplicity of tasks or tests measure early numeracy skills in the English-language.
Aude Thomas, Youssef Tazouti, Lara Hoareau, Christophe Luxembourger, Blandine Hubert, Annette Jarlégan   +5 more
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Early literacy, early numeracy and executive functions of French Kindergartners in Montessori and conventional environments

Early Years
The purpose of this study is to observe the relationship between the partial or total use of Montessori education (ME) and academic (literacy, numeracy) and developmental (executive functions) outcomes in 105 French Kindergartners (children in preschool ...
Alison Demangeon, Stéphanie Claudel-Valentin, Youssef Tazouti   +2 more
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Evaluating the Factor Structure and Criterion Validity of the Canadian Little DCDQ: Associations Between Motor Competence, Executive Functions, Early Numeracy Skills, and ADHD in Early Childhood

Assessment (Odessa, Fla.), 2021
The Canadian Little Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (Little DCDQ-CA) is a parent-report screening instrument that identifies 3- to 4-year-old children who may be at risk for Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD).
Kesha N. Hudson, M. Willoughby
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Links between early literacy and early numeracy during preschool education in France

Education, 2021
Children develop early literacy and numeracy skills from an early age. The primary aim of the current study is to examen links between early literacy skills and early numeracy skills during preschool education in France.
Aude Thomas, Youssef Tazouti
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