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Beisly, Amber; Davis, Jill; Lake, Vickie E.; McCombs, Brandy – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2020
Teachers' negative experiences can be detrimental to how they teach math because their beliefs about mathematics affect how they see themselves, their instructional practices, and the level of appropriate mathematics activities offered in their classrooms. Research has shown that there are many classrooms where appropriate activities are happening…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Teacher Competencies
Jones, Julie P.; Tiller, Margaret – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2017
Concrete, Representational, Abstract (CRA) instruction is a process for teaching and learning mathematical concepts. Starting with manipulation of concrete materials (counters, beans, Unifix cubes), the process moves students to the representational level (tallies, dots, stamps), and peaks at the abstract level, at which numbers and symbols are…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Manipulative Materials
Griebling, Susan; Jacobs, Jennifer; Kochanowski, Leslie; Vaughn, Lisa M. – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2016
While conducting a needs assessment for a large Midwestern social service organization, the authors asked 252 preschool children from six Head Start programs what they like best about school. They wanted to reveal how children perceived their school and what they liked best about school--more specifically, what were their favorite areas and…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Early Intervention, Disadvantaged Youth, Student Attitudes
Andrews, Nicole – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2015
Blocks are not just for play! In this article, Nicole Andrews describes observing the interactions of three young boys enthusiastically engaged in the kindergarten block center of their classroom, using blocks in a building project that displayed their ability to use critical thinking skills, physics exploration, and the development of language…
Descriptors: Manipulative Materials, Play, Interaction, Kindergarten