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Infants' Sense of Approximate Numerosity: Heritability and Link to Other Concurrent Traits
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Viktorsson, Charlotte; Lindskog, Marcus; Li, Danyang; Tammimies, Kristiina; Taylor, Mark J.; Ronald, Angelica; Falck-Ytter, Terje – Developmental Science, 2023
The ability to perceive approximate numerosity is present in many animal species, and emerges early in human infants. Later in life, it is moderately heritable and associated with mathematical abilities, but the etiology of the Approximate Number System (ANS) and its degree of independence from other cognitive abilities in infancy is unknown.…
Descriptors: Infants, Numeracy, Genetics, Environmental Influences
Number Concept and Rhythmic Response in Early Childhood
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Habegger, Laura – Music Education Research, 2010
When observing children playing rhythm echoes with percussion instruments it was noticed that they can repeat a certain number of sounds accurately and that this number increases depending on the children's age and musical experience. It was thought likely that this number has a direct correlation not only with the children's stage of motor…
Descriptors: Music, Repetition, Preschool Children, Numeracy
Home Learning Activities Designed to Provide Educational Experiences for Children and Parents: A Home Preschool Program Designed for the Siblings of the Children in the Follow Through Program in the Richmond Public Schools.
Richmond Public Schools, VA.
This handbook of home preschool activities is designed to be used with the siblings of the children in Project Follow Through. The suggested activities are to be used by parents in the home to provide learning experiences for their young children and to reinforce concepts being taught in Project Follow Through. Most of the activities were adapted…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childrens Games, Home Programs, Language Arts
An Early Childhood Intervention Curriculum Matrix.
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Dunst, Carl J. – 1981
The paper describes an approach for identifying intervention strategies, techniques, procedures, and activities designed to enhance the developmental competencies of handicapped, mentally retarded, developmentally disabled, and at risk children (birth to 4 years of age). Curriculum procedures are classified according to domains of intervention and…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Developmental Disabilities
A Catalog of Instructional Objectives for Trainable Mentally Retarded Students.
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Geiger, William L. – 1974
The manual presents 869 instructional objectives for trainable mentally retarded students. Objectives are grouped into three content areas: social competency (self care and personal development skills), basic skills competency (including sensory motor, communication and number skills), and occupational competency (vocational adjustment, domestic…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Communication Skills, Curriculum Guides, Daily Living Skills
Task Analyses and Objectives for Trainable Mentally Retarded: Communication Skills [and] Daily Living Skills [and] Motor Skills [and] Quantitative Skills.
Minneapolis Public Schools, Minn. – 1978
The document is comprised of objectives and information on step-by-step tasks for instruction of trainable mentally retarded students and for development of individualized education programs. Each objective includes information on materials, behavioral criteria, and a chart to assess task analyzed steps. Four main skill areas are covered (sample…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education