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Luomaniemi, Katri; Mattinen, Aino; Sorariutta, Anne; Hannula-Sormunen, Minna – Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 2021
In this quasi-experimental study we examined how the Count How Many (CHM) intervention program can support multilingual children's early numeracy and oral language skills. The program is aimed at promoting spontaneous focusing on numerosity (SFON) and early numeracy skills in 3- to 5-year-old children who attend day care. We examined the effects…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Language Skills, Oral Language, Multilingualism
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Arvola, Outi; Pankakoski, Kaisa; Reunamo, Jyrki; Kyttälä, Minna – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Children with non-Finnish cultural or linguistic background face challenges to interact socially in the early childhood education (ECE) context in Finland. The present study aims to clarify (1) what kind of social roles children typically have in ECE, and (2) what sort of activities and play are typical to children with Finnish and non-Finnish…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Diversity, Cultural Differences, Language Usage
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Hannula-Sormunen, Minna; Nanu, Cristina; Luomaniemi, Katri; Heinonen, Milja; Sorariutta, Anne; Södervik, Ilona; Mattinen, Aino – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2020
In this study we investigated the effects of two naturalistic 2- to 4-year-old children's intervention programs aimed at promoting children's Spontaneous Focusing On Numerosity (SFON) and early numerical skills. The study consisted of a quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest design with a delayed posttest and an active control group participating in…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Intervention, Numeracy, Child Care