Funded by the ESRC, the project will explore how socioeconomic differences in early mathematical skills develop. The research focuses on the role of executive functions, verbal ability, and home mathematical activities as plausible mechanisms to explain socioeconomic differences in preschool age children’s mathematical skills.
Examining how socio-economic factors and cognitive skills interact in early life to predict foundational skills at school entry
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