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Parental support for foundational literacy and numeracy skills among schoolchildren: A case study from India

Social Sciences and Humanities Open
This study examines parental support in developing foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) skills among schoolchildren in Bathinda District, India. A gap persists in understanding how various forms of parental support, particularly in the literacy and ...
Kadem Srinivas, Himakshi Bhattacharyya, Hamida Banoo, Nengpichong Touthang, Shankar Lal Bika   +4 more
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Executive Function Mediates the Relations Between Parental Behaviors and Children’s Early Academic Ability.

Frontiers in Psychology, 2016
The past decade has witnessed a growth of interest in parental influences on individual differences in children’s executive function (EF) on the one hand and in the academic consequences of variation in children’s EF on the other hand. The primary aim of
Rory Thomas Devine, Giacomo Bignardi, Claire Hughes   +2 more
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Parental Expectation, Attitudes, and Home Numeracy Environment in Korea and in the U.S.: Potential Sources of Asian Math Advantages

Education Sciences
This present study examined relations among parental math attitudes, expectations, and practice, and preschool children’s math achievement (i.e., parental math practice as a mediator) that may differ between Korean and U.S. samples.
Kyong-Ah Kwon, Haesung Im, Amber Beisly
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Economic impact of training and education in basic skills: summary of evidence (BIS research paper no.6) [PDF]

, 2009
This paper summarises recent quantitative evidence on the economic returns to having or improving literacy and numeracy skills. The summary includes evidence on earnings and employment, and distinguishes between returns to having basic skills whenever ...

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Numerical activities and information learned at home link to the exact numeracy skills in 5 to 6 years-old children

Frontiers in Psychology, 2016
It is currently accepted that certain activities within the family environment contribute to develop early numerical skills before schooling.
Silvia eBenavides-Varela, Silvia eBenavides-Varela, Brian eButterworth, Francesca eBurgio, Francesca eBurgio, Giorgio eArcara, Daniela eLucangeli, Carlo eSemenza, Carlo eSemenza, Carlo eSemenza   +9 more
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Wealth and learning achievement of pupils in primary schools in Uganda: Implications for government economic empowerment programs

Interdisciplinary Journal of Rural and Community Studies
This paper examines the possession of family wealth and its impact on the academic achievement of primary school students in Eastern Uganda. A correlational survey design was employed to analyse UWEZO secondary data collected from eight districts in the ...
Ronald Kyagulanyi, Joseph Rwothumio, John Baptist Mpoza   +2 more
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Family influence on the development of number processing skills in preschool children

Revista Información Científica, 2022
Introduction: competence in mathematics is related to the development of basic skills for number processing (symbolic and non-symbolic) from early stages of development and before formal schooling.
Iliet Rodríguez-García, Klency González-Hernández, Nancy Estévez-Pérez, Yanet Campver-García, Yuniel Romero-Quintana   +4 more
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Content without context is noise : Looking for curriculum harmony in primary arts education in Western Australia [PDF]

, 2018
Arts education in Western Australian primary schools consist of learning opportunities outlined by mandated curriculum. However, assumptions underlying this curriculum involving access, resources and support impact schools’ capacity to implement the ...
Chapman, Sian, Pascoe, Robin, Wright, Peter   +2 more
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Harnessing Technology: new modes of technology-enhanced learning: a case study series [PDF]

, 2009
This report presents the outcomes and conclusions from a series of 18 case studies exploring the innovative use of technology for learning and teaching using new modes of ...
Balmer, Kim, Jones, Ian, Phillips, Barry, Stokes, Eleanor   +3 more
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Effects of the Home Learning Environment and Preschool Center Experience upon Literacy and Numeracy Development in Early Primary School

Journal of Social Issues, 2008
This study investigates the influence of aspects of home and preschool environments upon literacy and numeracy achievement at school entry and at the end of the 3rd year of school. Individuals with unexpected performance pathways (by forming demographically adjusted groups: overachieving, average, and underachieving) were identified in order to ...
Melhuish, Edward, Phan, Mai B, Sylva, Kathy, Sammons, Pam, Siraj-Blatchford, Iram, Taggart, Brenda   +5 more
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