The Effects of a Supplemental Explicit Counting Intervention for Preschool Children

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Title: The Effects of a Supplemental Explicit Counting Intervention for Preschool Children
Language: English
Authors: Hinton, Vanessa M., Flores, Margaret M., Schweck, Kelly, Burton, Megan E.
Source: Preventing School Failure. 2016 60(3):183-193.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 11
Publication Date: 2016
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education
Early Childhood Education
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Computation, Preschool Children, Mathematics Skills, Teaching Methods, At Risk Students, Special Education, Inclusion, Preschool Education, Developmental Delays, Intervention, Rural Schools, Instructional Effectiveness, Questionnaires
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Leiter International Performance Scale
DOI: 10.1080/1045988X.2015.1065400
ISSN: 1045-988X
Abstract: Counting skills are foundational for young children to build number concepts in mathematics. Multitiered instruction that involves core instruction as well as supplemental interventions is implemented to support young children in the learning process and promote early intervention of basic skills. Researchers show that explicit instruction is successful in teaching students in preschool. More research needs to be conducted on brief explicit mathematic interventions that target the skill of counting and are supplemental to preschool mathematics core instruction. In this study, researchers examine the effects of using explicit instruction as an intervention to teach counting skills for four children who were at risk for mathematics difficulties or who received special education services for developmental delay in an inclusive preschool setting. The researchers find a functional relation for a 15-minute supplemental explicit intervention and counting skills. Implications of these findings are also discussed.
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Number of References: 17
Entry Date: 2016
Accession Number: EJ1100004
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Counting skills are foundational for young children to build number concepts in mathematics. Multitiered instruction that involves core instruction as well as supplemental interventions is implemented to support young children in the learning process and promote early intervention of basic skills. Researchers show that explicit instruction is successful in teaching students in preschool. More research needs to be conducted on brief explicit mathematic interventions that target the skill of counting and are supplemental to preschool mathematics core instruction. In this study, researchers examine the effects of using explicit instruction as an intervention to teach counting skills for four children who were at risk for mathematics difficulties or who received special education services for developmental delay in an inclusive preschool setting. The researchers find a functional relation for a 15-minute supplemental explicit intervention and counting skills. Implications of these findings are also discussed.
ISSN:1045-988X
DOI:10.1080/1045988X.2015.1065400