Interactive play with blocks found to facilitate development of spatial vocabulary
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 19:32
in Mathematics & Economics
Parents and researchers have long speculated that play with construction toys might offer a rich environment that would support later learning in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines. Researchers have found that when playing with blocks under interactive conditions, children hear the kind of language that helps them think about space, such as "over," "around" and "through."