EJ610324
PS530797
Title: Voice
Practice: Social and Mathematical Talk in Imaginative Play.
Author(s): Cook, Deirdre
Source: Early Child Development and Care, v162 p51-63 Jun 2000
Publication Date: 2000
ISSN: 0300-4430
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Evaluative (142);
Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJJAN2001
Used discourse
analysis to examine outcomes of enriching preschoolers' play with
artifacts emphasizing number symbols and to examine aspects of talk
significant for early mathematical understanding in classrooms.
Found that introducing the artifacts was associated with general
increase in talk and activity involving the materials, with evidence
suggesting that more mature forms of model usage were not being
used. (KB)
Descriptors: Case Studies; *Discourse Analysis; Mathematical Concepts;
*Mathematics Education; *Preschool Children; Preschool Education;
*Pretend Play; Program Evaluation; *Self Expression
Identifiers: Conversation; Self Talk
