In their homes and other early education and care settings, children make initial explorations into everyday mathematics, progressively developing and refining knowledge and skills and acquiring expectations, motivations, and beliefs about their math abilities. The DREME Family Math project develops playful and engaging activities to maximize high-quality math interactions with preschool children. The project’s ultimate goal is to produce and disseminate free research-based resources that parents and caregivers can use to promote math learning among young children.
Publications
Socioeconomic variations in the frequency of parent number talk: A meta-analysis
Authors: Dearing, E., Casey, B., Davis-Kean, P. E., Eason, S., Gunderson, E., Levine, S. & Susperreguy, M. I.
2022 in Education Sciences
Assessing efficacy and benefit of a behavioral math talk intervention for caregivers of young children
Authors: He, S., Graf, E., Webber, R.J., Leffel, K.R., Suskind, E., Levine, S. & Suskind, D.
2022 in Child and Youth Care Forum
Extending the math in picture books
Authors: Onesti, M., Uscianowski Maas, C. & Mazzocco, M.
2022 in Young Children
Associations between parents’ number talk and management language with young children
Authors: Clements, L., LeMahieu, R. A., Nelson, A., Eason, S. & Dearing, E.
2021 in Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
Facilitating young children’s numeracy talk in play: The role of parent prompts
Authors: Eason, S., Nelson, A., Dearing, E. & Levine, S.
2021 in Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Prompting young children’s numeracy talk in play: The role of parent questions
Authors: Eason, S., Nelson, A., Dearing, E. & Levine, S.
2021 in Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Next directions in measurement of the home mathematics environment: An international and interdisciplinary perspective
Authors: Hornburg, C. B., Borriello, G.A., Kung, M., Lin, J., Litkowski, E., Cosso, J., Ellis, A., King, Y., Zippert, E., Cabrera, N., Davis-Kean, P., Eason, S. H., Hart, S. A., Iruka, I., LeFevre, J.-A., Simms, V., Susperreguy, M. I., Cahoon, A., Chan, W. W. L., Cheung, S. K., Coppola, M., De Smedt, B., Elliot, L., Estévez-Pérez, N., Gallagher-Mitchell, T., Gardner-Neblett, N., Gilmore, C., Leyva, D., Maloney, E. A., Manolitsis, G., Melzi, G., Mutaf-Yıldız, B., Nelson, G., Niklas, F., Pan, Y., Ramani, G. B., Skwarchuk, S.-L., Sonnenschein, S. & Purpura, D. J.
2021 in Journal of Numerical Cognition
Kids’ math skills have taken a hit during the pandemic. Here’s how parents can help.
Authors: Levine, S. & Hurst, M.
2021 in The Washington Post
Development of children’s math attitudes: Gender differences, key socializers, and intervention approaches.
Authors: Levine, S. & Pantoja, N.
2021 in Developmental Review
Maternal support of children’s math learning in associations between family income and math school readiness
Authors: Lombardi, C. M. & Dearing, E.
2021 in Child Development
Early maternal spatial support for toddlers and math skills in second grade
Authors: Ribeiro, L. A., Casey, B., Dearing, E., Nordahl, K. B., Aguiar, C. & Zachrisson, H.
2021 in Journal of Cognition and Development
Parents’ and young children’s attention to mathematical features varies across play materials
Authors: Chan, J., Praus-Singh, T. & Mazzocco, M.
2020 in Early Childhood Research Quarterly
Variation in early number skills and mathematics achievement: Implications from cognitive profiles of children with or without Turner syndrome
Authors: Lukowski, S. L., Padrutt, E. R., Sarafoglou, K., Ross, J. L., Law, J. R., Olson, R. E. & Mazzocco, M.
2020 in PLOS One
Introduction to the special issue: Parents supporting early mathematical thinking
Authors: Mazzocco, M. & Claessens, A.
2020 in Early Childhood Research Quarterly
Early number knowledge and skills
Authors: Nelson, G. & Mazzocco, M.
2020 in Healthy Development in Young Children: Evidence-Based Interventions for Early Education
Leveraging research on informal learning to inform policy on promoting early STEM learning
Authors: Hurst, M., Polinsky, N., Haden, C.A., Levine, S. & Uttal, D.
2019 in Social Policy Report
Is parent–teacher cooperation in the first year of school associated with children’s academic skills and behavioral functioning?
Authors: Cook, K. D., Dearing, E. & Zachrisson, H. D.
2018 in International Journal of Early Childhood
Interactive mathematics storybooks and their friends
Authors: Ginsburg, H., Uscianowski Maas, C. & Almeda, V.
2018 in Contemporary Research and Perspectives on Early Childhood Mathematics Education
How to make math fun
Authors: Stipek, D.
2017 in Bay Area Parent
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Family Math in Research and Practice: Where Do We Go from Here?
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Early Math Learning Kit #2 for Families: More Ideas for Playing with Math at Home
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Puzzle Play: An Easy Way to Boost Early Spatial and Math Learning
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Consejitos Matemáticos: Ideas sencillas para conversar sobre matemáticas en el día a día
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Easy Recipes That Will Get Your Family Talking About Math
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Counting on Counting Books to Support Early Math Learning
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How Can We Help Both Girls and Boys Succeed at Math?
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Make a Statement with Math: How to Get Kids (and You!) Talking About Math
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Talking About Math With Young Children: It’s Easier Than You Think!
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The Mathical Elephant: “Crash! Boom! A Math Tale” Book Review
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40 Children’s Books That Foster a Love of Math
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Math with Paper: Fold Some Math into Your Day!
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Math in the Everyday Activities of Latino Families: Doing Math the Mayan Way!
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Math Talk: Measurement at Home
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Making the Most of Talk About Numbers
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The Why and What of Spatial Relations
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5 Great Picture Books to Learn About Shape & Space
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