Brian N. Verdine

TL;DR: 3-year-olds' spatial assembly skills are probed using interlocking block constructions and a detailed scoring scheme provides insight into early spatial processing and offers information beyond a basic accuracy score.

TL;DR: Investigation of the influence of executive function (EF) and spatial skills, two generalizable skills often overlooked in mathematics curricula, on mathematics performance in preschoolers indicates that both skills are part of an important foundation for mathematics performance and may represent pathways for improving school readiness for mathematics.

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of early spatial experiences and their impacts on school readiness are discussed, as well as factors that influence the amount and quality of spatial play and suggest methods for providing a "spatial education" prior to school entry.

TL;DR: Longitudinal data generated from a new spatial skill test for 3-year-old children, called the TOSA (Test of Spatial Assembly), show that it is a reliable and valid measure of early spatial skills that provides strong prediction to spatial skills measured with established tests at age 5.

TL;DR: The authors compared the quantity and quality of the language children hear during play with either a traditional (nonelectronic) or an electronic shape sorter designed to teach children about geometric shapes.