This report considers the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) curriculum
throughout Europe. It explores the official curriculum, specified by national or regional …

It is well established that early general language during preschool is critical for children's
mathematical abilities. In an attempt to further characterize this association between …

This meta-analysis summarized the effects of universal and targeted social and emotional
learning (SEL) interventions in 48 studies on the development of social and emotional skills …

School-entry math achievement is a strong predictor of math achievement through high
school. We asked whether reciprocal relations among math achievement, math anxiety, and …

Tomorrow's inventors and scientists are today's curious young children--as long as those
children are given ample chances to explore and are guided by adults equipped to support …

In an effort to promote best practices regarding mathematics teaching and learning at the
preschool level, national advisory panels and organizations have emphasized the …

We tested whether mental rotation training improved math performance in 6-to 8-year-olds.
Children were pretested on a range of number and math skills. Then one group received a …

The relationship between structural quality and process quality in early childhood education
and care (ECEC) has been addressed in several studies. However, the findings are not …

The third edition of this significant and groundbreaking book summarizes current research
into how young children learn mathematics and how best to develop foundational …

There is a growing body of evidence indicating that home literacy and numeracy
environments are predictive of children's literacy and numeracy skills within their respective …