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Linked classroom and home caregiver-child math activity model for early mathematics

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Description

This instructional pattern pairs weekly teacher-led small-group classroom math activities with caregiver-child home activities linked to the classroom content. Each classroom activity includes "a core lesson as well as additional activities to tailor the lesson for lower- and higher-performing children" and scaffolding suggestions for common errors. Home packets contain the activity, manipulatives, and a bilingual caregiver letter with a picture strip depicting how to conduct the activity.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • Teacher training in implementing the curriculum with fidelity and in progress monitoring, plus ongoing in-class coaching

Constraints

  • Implemented in Head Start and state-funded preschool settings with low-income families; effects on non-mathematics domains were uncertain

Target Learners

  • preschool children ages approximately 3.4 to 4.5 years from low-income families

Learning Goals

  • early mathematics achievement and informal mathematical knowledge

Claims

Examples

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Key Sources

  • What Works Clearinghouse, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (2023, September). Pre-K Mathematics. https://whatworks.ed.gov
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title Linked classroom and home caregiver-child math activity model for early mathematics
description This instructional pattern pairs weekly teacher-led small-group classroom math activities with caregiver-child home activities linked to the classroom content.
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