Research on spatial skills and block building in girls and boys

Author(s): Kersh, Joanne E.; Casey, Beth; Young, Jessica Mercer;
Date Issued: 2008
Publisher(s): Information Age Publishing
Description: An overview of research on the relationship of block play to the spatial and mathematics skills of young children, with a focus on gender differences
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Editor(s): Saracho, Olivia N.; Spodek, Bernard
Source: In Contemporary perspectives on mathematics in early childhood education (pp. 233-251). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Characteristics > Gender

Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Early Math/Numeracy
ISBN: 978-1-59311-638-5 : Hardcover , 978-1-59311-637-8 : Paperback
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