Background
I conduct research on the demonstration-practice procedure, which I developed to teach early math skills. The demonstration-practice procedure has two types of trials (illustrated below). First, the interventionist demonstrates the skill. Then, the child is given multiple opportunities to practice the skill independently, with prompting provided as needed.
Additionally, I have investigated this approach with books. We created children's books with math skills embedded in them. Each of the 51 books was designed to teach a specific skill related to counting, numerals, classification, shape and spatial sense, patterning, or measurement.
Publications
Hardy, J. K., Yang, H.-W., Kim, C., & Hemmeter, M. L. (Submitted July 2024). The landscape of early mathematics interventions: A systematic review.
Hardy, J. K., & Milam, M. E. (2024). Absolute thinking gets us absolutely nowhere: Resisting false dilemmas in early academics [Editorial]. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 44(3), 172-174. https://doi.org/10.1177/0271121424128037 https://doi.org/10.1177/0271121424128037
Hardy, J. K. (2024). Effects of math children’s books and systematic instruction on preschoolers’ early math skills. Early Childhood Education Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-024-01686-w
Hardy, J. K., & Hemmeter, M. L. (2023). Systematic modeling and prompting to teach math skills to preschoolers with disabilities. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 43(2), 103-115. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F02711214211012772
Hardy, J. K., & Terol, A. K. (2024). Preschool teachers’ perceived efficacy providing mathematics instruction to young children with and without disabilities: A survey study. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 44(3), 175-184. https://doi.org/10.1177/02711214241257845
Hardy, J. K., & Hemmeter, M. L. (2019). Systematic instruction of early math skills for preschoolers at risk for math delays. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 38(4), 234-247. https://doi.org/10.1177/0271121418792300
Hardy, J. K., Hawkins, S., Hemmeter, M. L., & Grisham-Brown, J. (2017). Promoting math skills. In J. Grisham-Brown & M.L. Hemmeter (Eds.), Blended practices for teaching young children in inclusive settings (2nd ed.). Brookes.