A child’s home environment has been shown to be related to the development of early numeracy skills in some countries. However, significant relationships between home learning environment and math achievement have not consistently been found, and likely vary across different cultural and socio-political contexts. Here we explored the home environment and early numeracy skills of 243 children (3-5 years), who were not attending preschool programmes in very low-income settings in Cape Town, South Africa. Caregivers completed a questionnaire including information regarding experiences of children in the home; children completed a number identification task, a counting task and the Give-N task. The amount of resources in the home learning environment (e.g. the number of books and toys), frequency of home learning activities caregivers did with their children, and caregiver levels of education and income were not associated with number knowledge. While the home learning environment has be
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A doctoral thesis demonstrated that motor skills and physical activity practice can support preschoolers cognitive and early academic skills, especially when the activities include motor skills practice or when motor skills or physical activity practice is combined with the subject to be learned.
A doctoral thesis has demonstrated that motor skills and physical activity practice can support the cognitive and early academic skills of preschoolers, particularly when the activities include motor skills practice, or when motor skills or physical activity practice is combined with the subject to be learnt.
Get latest articles and stories on Lifestyle at LatestLY. A doctoral thesis demonstrated that motor skills and physical activity practice can support preschoolers cognitive and early academic skills, especially when the activities include motor skills practice or when motor skills or physical activity practice is combined with the subject to be learned. Lifestyle News | Motor Skills, Physical Activity Practice Supports Preschoolers Learning: Study.