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At home with numeracy: empowering parents to be active participants in their child's numeracy development
This paper reports on the nature and results of a pilot study conducted with the parents of a Grade 1/2 class. The study investigated the mathematical perceptions of a selected number of parents and used an intervention program designed to encourage them to engage in numeracy activities with their child. Preliminary results indicated that the parents were keen to support contemporary classroom practices and were able to describe and evaluate their children’s mathematical understandings. The findings add to the limited research available on the role that parents can play in their child’s numeracy development.
History
Publication title
Crossing Divides: MERGA 32 Conference ProceedingsEditors
MERGAPagination
395-402ISBN
978-1-920846-22-0Department/School
Faculty of EducationPublisher
MERGAPlace of publication
New ZealandEvent title
MERGAEvent Venue
Wellington, New ZealandDate of Event (Start Date)
2009-07-05Date of Event (End Date)
2009-07-09Rights statement
Copyright 2009 MERGARepository Status
- Open