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To support the development of early math skills while leveraging a caregiver's power to engage children in the learning process, the Heising-Simons Foundation awarded grants to five family engagement programs to develop, test, and integrate early math learning into their usual activities. The Foundation facilitated relationships between each grantee and a nationally recognized expert in early math education and provided funding for the experts to consult with grantees and help them to develop projects to support early math learning. The grantees represent a diverse set of family engagement programs that range from training for Head Start teachers to sharing books with families during pediatric well-child visits. As we might expect, the grantees' early math projects are similarly diverse. But despite their differences, each was able to enhance early math learning in their family engagement programs. This brief lays out seven practical tips that emerged from the grantees' experience and that can guide practitioners and other stakeholders who are interested in integrating early math into their own family engagement programs. (author abstract)
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Fact Sheets & Briefs
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United States