Children’s Block-Building Skills and Mother-Child Block-Building Interactions Across Four U.S. Ethnic Groups

Children’s Block-Building Skills and Mother-Child Block-Building Interactions Across Four U.S. Ethnic Groups

Play offers an unparalleled opportunity for young children to gain cognitive skills in informal settings. Block play in particular—including interactions with parents around block constructions—teaches children about intrinsic spatial features of objects (size, shape) and extrinsic spatial relations...

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Main Authors: Daniel D. Suh, Eva Liang, Florrie Fei-Yin Ng, Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
spatial skills
spatial cognition
STEM learning
ethnic minorities
block building
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01626/full

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