Publications by authors named "Morgan D Mannweiler"
Article Synopsis
- Previous studies show that how parents use guided play affects their children's STEM skills.
- This research builds on that by examining how children's STEM talk and self-regulation may mediate these effects.
- The findings suggest that parents’ STEM language and their level of direction during play influence children's math and spatial skills through the children's own STEM talk and self-regulated learning.
Parents play a central role in supporting the early learning that positions young children for success when they enter formal schooling. For this reason, efforts to engage families in meaningful collaboration is a long-standing goal of high-quality early childhood education (ECE). Family-school engagement can take multiple forms; in this review, we focus on universal preschool-based outreach strategies that help parents support growth in child social-emotional and self-regulation competencies and prepare them for the transition into formal schooling.
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