Articles

Peer Reviewed Articles

Libertus, M., Miller, P., Zippert, E., Bachman,  HJ, Votruba-Drzal, E. (2024). Predicting individual differences in preschoolers' numeracy and geometry knowledge: The role of understanding abstract relations between objects and quantities. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2024.106035

O'Rear, C.D., Zippert, E.L., Ehrman, P., Westerberg, L., Lonigan, C.J., Purpura, D.J. (2023). Use them or lose them: Are manipulatives needed to assess numeracy and geometry performance in preschool? Infant and Child Development, 32(5). https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.2444

Purpura, D.J., O’Rear, C.D., Ellis, A., Logan, J.A.R., Westerberg, L., Ehrman, P., King, Y.A., Tuin, M.V., Nordgren, I., Anderson, K., Cosso, J., Zippert, E., Napoli, A.R., Hornburg, C.B., Schmitt, S.A., Dobbs-Oates, J. (2023). Unique and Combined Effects of Quantitative Mathematical Language and Numeracy Instruction Within a Picture Book Intervention: A Registered Report. Journal of Educational Psychology, 1(2), 1-19. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/edu0000820

Cosso, J., Ellis, A., O’Rear, C., Zippert, E., Schmitt, S. A., & Purpura, D. J. (2022). Conceptualizing the factor structure of parents’ math anxiety and associations with children’s mathematics skills. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1511(1): 119-132. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14736

Purpura, D. J., O’Rear, C. D., Ellis, A., Logan, J. A. R., King, Y. A., Westerberg, L., Cosso, J., Zippert, E., Napoli, A. R., Hornburg, C. B., Schmitt, S. A., & Dobbs-Oates, J. (Registered Report In Principle Acceptance). Unique and combined effects of quantitative mathematical language and numeracy instruction within a picture book intervention. Manuscript accepted for publication at Journal of Educational Psychology. [preregistration]

Hornburg, C. B., Borriello, G.A., Kung, M., Lin, J., Litkowski, E., Cosso, J., Ellis, A., King, Y., Zippert, E., Cabrera, N., Davis-Kean, P., Eason, S. H., Hart, S. A., Iruka, I., LeFevre, J.-A., Simms, V., Susperreguy, M. I., Cahoon, A., Chan, W. W. L., Cheung, S. K., Coppola, M., De Smedt, B., Elliot, L., Estévez-Pérez, N., Gallagher-Mitchell, T., Gardner-Neblett, N., Gilmore, C., Leyva, D., Maloney, E. A., Manolitsis, G., Melzi, G., Mutaf-Yıldız, B., Nelson, G., Niklas, G., Pan, Y., Ramani, G. B., Skwarchuk, S.-L., Sonnenschein, S., & Purpura, D. J. (2021). Next directions in measurement of the home mathematics environment: An international and interdisciplinary perspective.  Journal of Numerical Cognition. https://jnc.psychopen.eu/index.php/jnc/article/view/6143  

Zippert, E., Douglas, A., Tian, F., & Rittle-Johnson, B. (2021). Helping preschoolers learn math: The impact of emphasizing the patterns in objects and numbers. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000656. pdf 

Zippert, E., Douglas, A., & Rittle-Johnson, B. (2020). Finding patterns in objects and numbers: Repeating patterning in pre-K predicts kindergarten mathematics knowledge. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2020.103965. pdf

Zippert, E., Douglas, A., Smith, M., & Rittle-Johnson, B. (2020). Preschoolers’ broad mathematics experiences with parents during play. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 192. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2019.104757. pdf

Zippert, E. & Rittle-Johnson, B. (2020). The home math environment: More than numeracy. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2018.07.009 pdf

Zippert, E., Eason, S., Marshall, S., & Ramani, G.B. (2019). Preschool children's  math exploration during play with peers. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 65. doi: 10.1016/j.appdev.2019.101072 pdf

Zippert, E., Clayback, K. & Rittle-Johnson, B. (2019). Not just IQ: Patterning predicts preschoolers’ math knowledge beyond fluid reasoning. Journal of Cognition & Development, 20, 752-771. doi: 10.1080/15248372.2019.1658587 pdf

Zippert, E., Daubert, E., Scalise, N., Noreen, G.* & Ramani, G. B. (2019). “Tap space number three”: Promoting math talk during parent-child tablet play. Developmental Psychology, 55, 1605-1614. doi: 10.1037/dev0000769 pdf

Rittle-Johnson, B., Zippert, E., & Boice, K. L. (2018). The roles of patterning and spatial skills in early mathematics development. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 46, 166-178. doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2018.03.006 pdf

Rittle-Johnson, B., Zippert, E., & Boice, K. L. (2018). Data on preschool children’s math, patterning, and spatial knowledge. Data in Brief, 20, 196-199. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.07.061

Zippert, E. & Ramani, G. B. (2017). Parents’ estimations of preschoolers’ number skills relate to at-home number-related activity engagement. Infant and Child Development, 26. doi: 10.1002/icd.1968

Ramani, G. B., Zippert, E., Schweitzer, S., & Pan, S. (2014). Preschool children’s joint block-building during a guided play activity. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 35, 326-336. doi: 10.1016/j.appdev.2014.05.005

Book Chapters & Encyclopedia Articles

O'Rear, C., Zippert, E., Ehrman, P., Ellis, A., & Purpura, D. J. (2021). A  Guiding Framework for Using Picture Books to Promote Children’s Mathematical Learning.

Ramani, G. B., Zippert, E., Daubert, E. (2016). The influence of same and cross-age peers on children’s literacy and mathematical development. In Wentzel, K. & Ramani, G. B. (Eds.), Social Influences on Social-emotional, Motivation, and Cognitive Outcomes in School Contexts. Link 

Ramani, G. B. & Zippert, E. (2013). Cooperative learning groups. In Scarlett, G.W. (Ed.), Classroom Management: An A-to-Z Guide. Sage Publications. Link

Book Chapters

Douglas, A., Zippert, E., & Rittle-Johnson, B. (2021). What influences parents’ early numeracy support? In Lockman, J. (Ed.), Advances in Child Development and Behavior. 

Ramani, G. B., Zippert, E., Daubert, E. (2016). The influence of same and cross-age peers on children’s literacy and mathematical development. In Wentzel, K. & Ramani, G. B. (Eds.), Social Influences on Social-emotional, Motivation, and Cognitive Outcomes in School Contexts.  

Ramani, G. B. & Zippert, E. (2013). Cooperative learning groups. In Scarlett, G.W. (Ed.), Classroom Management: An A-to-Z Guide. Sage Publications.