Exposing young children to early math concepts supports reasoning, problem solving, and later success in and out of school¶

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q1 i? Exposing young children to early math concepts supports their development of reasoning and problem solving skills and later success in and out of school. → Harris 2017

Evidence¶

Harris 2017¶

Harris, B., Petersen, D., & Wulsin, C. S. (2017). Integrating Mathematical Thinking Into Family Engagement Programs. Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/integrating-mathematical-thinking-into-family-engagement-programs

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This is the brief's stated rationale for integrating early math into family engagement; the article offers this as an explanatory claim without printed effect sizes or cited studies in the supplied text.

"The brief explains how exposing young children to early math concepts supports their development of reasoning and problem solving skills and later success in and out of school."

Discussion¶

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