Parents as Partners: Supporting Children's Mathematical Problem-Solving Through Literacy Strategies

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session Three
  In Roundtable Session: Partnerships for Advancing Classroom Learning (Table 7)

Abstract

The goal of this study is to investigate the effects of a five-week, literacy-based parent intervention on participating parents’ ability to support children’s school-based mathematical needs. This study was conducted in a university-school partnership district to promote ways of working with the school community. Each week, parents were taught to use literacy strategies to help children solve word problems, reflecting the kinds of problems children completed in school. Data collection included parent interviews, pre- and post-intervention, and audio recordings of parent-child work sessions. Data analysis shows that participating parents increased their understanding of how to support children’s mathematical learning at home, and demonstrates changes in beliefs about the role of parental involvement in children's mathematical development.

Authors

• Lilly Steiner, Monmouth University
  Presenting Author

• Vecihi Serbay Zambak, Monmouth University
  Presenting Author

• Kerry C Rizzuto, Monmouth University
  Presenting Author