Carolyn D Rider, Janice Kao, Sridharshi C Hewawitharana, Christina M Becker, Amanda Linares, Gail Woodward-Lopez
Validity and Reliability of a Site-Level Assessment Questionnaire to Assess Nutrition and Physical Activity Practices in Schools
Childhood obesity (Print)
research documented critical role played early home environment childrens mathematical development western contexts yet little known chinese parents support preschoolers development math skills chinese context particular interest chinese children outperform western counterparts math even early development current study sought fill gap examining sample 90 families 4 5yearolds mainland china parental supportas measured frequency parentchild engagement home activities well parent number talkand parents role childrens numeracy skills investigated results indicate wide variation among parents types support frequency engagement formal numeracy activities including counting objects reading number story books related childrens knowledge cardinality principal components analysis identify informal numeracy activities distinct home activity component likely due infrequent occurrences gamelike numeracy activities among chinese families instead structured activity component emerged eg playing musical instruments positively related childrens arithmetic skills diversity quantity parent number talk related childrens symbolic magnitude understanding distinctive relationships specific parental measures child outcomes speak need nuanced identification home environment factors beneficial particular math competencies findings also suggest cultural variations mechanisms support childrens mathematical development highlighting merits investigating topic nonwestern contexts