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With a little help from our pediatrician: An intervention to promote mathematics-related home activities through regular well-child visits.
Tomasetto, Carlo; LeFevre, Jo-Anne; Passolunghi, Maria Chiara; De Vita, Chiara; Guardabassi, Veronica; Brunelli, Antonella; Ciotti, Francesco; Biasini, Giancarlo.
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  • Tomasetto C; Department of Psychology Renzo Canestrari, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
  • LeFevre JA; Department of Psychology, Institute of Cognitive Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
  • Passolunghi MC; Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
  • De Vita C; Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
  • Guardabassi V; Department of Psychology Renzo Canestrari, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
  • Brunelli A; Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale (AUSL) della Romagna, Cesena, Italy.
  • Ciotti F; Associazione Culturale Pediatri - Romagna (ACPR), Cesena, Italy.
  • Biasini G; Private Practitioner, Cesena, Italy.
Front Psychol ; 13: 1051822, 2022.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36544453
Introduction: Children's involvement in mathematics-related activities in the home environment is associated with the development of their early numeracy over the preschool years. Intervention studies to promote parents' awareness and provision of mathematics-related home activities are however scant. In this study we developed and tested the effectiveness of a non-intensive intervention program delivered by community pediatricians to promote mathematics-related activities in the home environment. Methods: Parents of 204 Italian children were invited to report on the frequency of mathematics-related home activities when children attended the first preschool year (3 years, 8 months of age on average) and, subsequently, the third preschool year (5 years, 6 months of age on average). At both waves, children were also assessed on their early numeracy. In occasion of the routine well-child visit at age 5, parents who were randomly allocated to the intervention condition (vs. a business-as-usual control condition) received guidance on age-appropriate home mathematics-related practices to sustain children's numerical development. Results: Results revealed that parents in the intervention group improved their provision of home mathematics-related activities at the post-intervention assessment (relative to baseline) to a greater extent than parents in the control condition. No effect was observed on children's early numeracy. Discussion: Overall, results are promising in suggesting that community pediatricians may be a resource to promote home mathematics-related activities though non-intensive low-cost interventions.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Guideline Idioma: En Revista: Front Psychol Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia Pais de publicación: Suiza
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Guideline Idioma: En Revista: Front Psychol Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia Pais de publicación: Suiza