Pathways to math difficulties -a longitudinal study from birth to school-age
EARLYMATH is an early-onset longitudinal research program with multiple longitudinal studies that cover birth to nine years of age in order to pursue an integrative understanding of early math development and pathways to math difficulties (MD). EARLYMATH investigates the roles of individual factors (i.e., neural, cognitive, affective and motivational), as well as environmental factors in the home and early childhood education and care (ECEC) and processes of intergenerational transmission of MD. A carefully selected range of measures, including cognitive assessments, parental and teacher questionnaires, interviews, parent-child and classroom observations, and brain electrophysiology measures, will be used. The findings will produce novel understanding of the dynamics of the environmental and constitutional factors that affect the development of early-onset developmental difficulties, as well as inform theory and preventive and remediation practices.