Home-Based Activities in Support of New Zealand Children’s Literacy and Numeracy Skills

Munro, Kylie J.; Jose, Paul E.; Huntsinger, Carol S.

doi:10.5539/jedp.v11n2p17

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“…Those activities with family participation in the home environment contribute to children's skills and later academic success. (Munro, Jose & Huntsinger, 2021). Parents generally want their children to be well prepared for the transition to primary school, so they seek early literacy activities for their children to do at home (Jarrett & Coba -Rodriguez, 2017).…”

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Worksheets Dilemma in Early Childhood Education: Why and How Much Do We Use?

Şimşek

2023

International Journal of Educational Research Review

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The study was structured to determine the opinions of preschool teachers and preservice teachers on the use of worksheets within the scope of literacy preparation practices and was conducted with 30 preschool teachers and 30 preservice preschool teachers. Under the guidance of the research questions, it was determined that there were differences in the use and reasons for worksheets by teachers and preservice teachers. At the end of the descriptive analysis, 4 themes emerged to discuss the worksheets' positive and negative aspects in early childhood education. These themes are conceptualized as effects on academic skills, effects on social life skills, effects on motor skills, and effects on parents. The findings also revealed that teachers use writing sheets more, while preservice teachers avoid book studies and worksheets.

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Worksheets Dilemma in Early Childhood Education: Why and How Much Do We Use?

Şimşek

2023

International Journal of Educational Research Review

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Early numeracy and literacy skills and their influences on fourth-grade mathematics achievement: a moderated mediation model

Chang

2023

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This study explored the influence of early literacy and numeracy skills on fourth-grade math achievement using the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). The study utilized valuable information collected by TIMSS about context related questionnaires such as home resources for learning, early literacy and numeracy development, readiness for school, and students’ home and school lives in a cross cultural and linguistic framework. The main purpose of this study was aligned with those of TIMSS to improve math learning and performance and strengthen future employees’ skills in the global workplace. Participants were comprised of mostly Asian and European students. Results show that (1) early literacy skills have a stronger effect on G4 math scores than early numeracy skills; (2) Home resources for learning impact more on children’s early literacy skills than early numeracy skills; (3) both early literacy and numeracy activities have progressed to early literacy skills but demonstrated limited advancement to early numeracy skills, a missing link; (4) students’ confidence in math emerged as the strongest predictor of G4 math scores; (5) students with stronger early literacy skills and early numeracy skills are more confident in math; and (6) The moderated mediation analysis revealed that (a) early literacy skills have stronger direct effects on G4 math achievement than early numeracy skills; (b) the effects of early numeracy skills on G4 math scores become more pronounced for children with weaker early literacy skills (i.e., conditional effects); and (c) the effect of early numeracy skills on G4 math achievement is transmitted through students’ confidence (i.e., mediator) and the effect is more prominent for those who had more proficient early literacy skills (i.e., conditional indirect effects). Findings from the conditional direct and indirect effects of early numeracy skills on G4 math achievement suggest that children who had more proficient early literacy skills utilize strategies beyond just early numeracy skills to solve G4 math problems and that children’s strategies to solve math problems may be enhanced by the proficiency of their literacy skills.

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Home-Based Activities in Support of New Zealand Children’s Literacy and Numeracy Skills

Cited by 2 publications

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Worksheets Dilemma in Early Childhood Education: Why and How Much Do We Use?

Worksheets Dilemma in Early Childhood Education: Why and How Much Do We Use?

Early numeracy and literacy skills and their influences on fourth-grade mathematics achievement: a moderated mediation model

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