Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler and Larissa Ferretti ’09 present research at international conference

Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler and Larissa Ferretti '09 made two presentations at the recent meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development in Montreal, Canada.

Ferretti is now pursuing her PhD at Auburn University. The presentations were based in part on her honors thesis research. The titles of the presentations are below.

Children’s Early Experiences With Numeracy: Who’s Counting, Where Does it Happen, and How Much Does it Matter? (Paper Symposium) Paper title: Count With Me! Parent Guidance of Numeracy in Cooking and Game Activities with Preschoolers

Step-to-It! The Role of Parental Guidance in Preschoolers’ Numeracy Acquisition During Active Game Playing (Poster)