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Babies can do math!
Counting ability in preschool predicts children's math achievement in kindergarten.
Counting ability in preschool predicts children's math achievement in kindergarten.
Long before they talk, babies can tell when two sets are unequal. For example, they can compare two hidden sets of crackers and choose the larger set. Another study suggests they compute ratios; by 6 months of age, infants can match the ratio of red:blue dots they see to the ratio of high:low pitched sounds they hear! psychology research lab baby lab in Columbia
Counting ability in preschool predicts children's math achievement in kindergarten.
Counting ability in preschool predicts children's math achievement in kindergarten.
Counting ability in preschool predicts children's math achievement in kindergarten.
Compared to other developing number skills, an early understanding of counting appears to be especially critical as a foundation for the learning of formal math skills in kindergarten. We are now developing interventions that target this critical skill.
To babies (and to adults), not all "stuff" is to be treated equally.
Counting ability in preschool predicts children's math achievement in kindergarten.
To babies (and to adults), not all "stuff" is to be treated equally.
From 5 months of age, babies have different expectations for solid objects and nonsolid materials. When allowed to touch different kinds of materials (e.g., sand, water, puff balls), like adults, infants use different exploratory motions depending on the material.