When Fewer Is More: Small Groups in Early Childhood Classrooms

By B. Wasik. 2008

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Taking it to the classroom: Number board games as a small group learning activity (2012, background): “…materials: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0028995.supp The mathematical knowledge of young children from lowincome and minority backgrounds trails behind that of peers from middle-income backgrounds even before they start school (Jordan, Kaplan, Ramineni, & Locuniak, 2008; Lee & Burkam, 2002).”
A Review of parent interventions for preschool children’s language and emergent literacy (2010, background): “Although we can and should attempt to make up for these differences in language input in preschool settings (see Tennant et al., 1988; Wasik, Bond, and Hindman, 2006), it is difficult for preschool teachers to find time for one-on-one language interactions with their pupils (see Wasik, 2008).”