Heather J Bachman

Biographic Data

ID4487153
NAMEHeather J Bachman
GIVEN NAMESHeather J
FAMILY NAMEBachman
SIGNATUREBACHMAN H J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Pittsburgh
ORCID0000-0002-2320-6920
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS18
TOTAL CITATIONS13
AUTHOR COUNT18
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2005
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX2

  • Diversity of spatial activities and parents' spatial talk complexity predict preschoolers' gains in spatial skills

    Open AccessDanielle S Fox, Leanne Elliott et al.ARTICLEChild Development2024

    Children's spatial activities and parental spatial talk were measured to examine their associations with variability in preschoolers' spatial skills (N = 113, M age = 4 years, 4 months; 51% female; 80% White, 11% Black, and 9% other). Parents who reported more diversity in daily spatial activities and used longer spatial talk utterances during a spatial activity had children with greater gains in spatial skills from ages 4 to 5 (β = .17 and β = .…

  • Examining profiles of U.S. children’s screen time and associations with academic skills

    Linsah Coulanges, Heather J Bachman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Children and Media2024

    Children's screen time (ST) increased in recent years, but investigations of the content and context (e.g., parental presence, and device type) of ST in predicting early academic skills remains understudied. In this study of 127 four- and five-year-olds, we examined whether the educational content and contextual information about children's ST from time diary interviews at age 4 predicted direct assessments of academic skills at age five. Cluster…

  • Parent predictors of the home math environment and associations with toddlers’ math skills

    Open AccessAlex M Silver, Portia Miller et al.ARTICLEEarly Childhood Research Quarterly2024References: 15

    Mounting evidence suggests that home engagement in mathematics is related to variability in early math skill. Although prior work has investigated parental predictors of home math engagement more broadly, it remains understudied whether the same factors relate to toddlers’ home math environment, and if home math experiences are associated with toddlers’ math skills. Here we asked whether parents’ beliefs, attitudes, and experiences with math rela…

  • Unpacking the home numeracy environment

    Open AccessLeanne Elliott, Elizabeth Votruba‐drzal et al.ARTICLEEarly Childhood Research Quarterly2022Cited by: 2References: 4

  • Triangulating Multi-Method Assessments of Parental Support for Early Math Skills

    Open AccessHeather J Bachman, Leanne Elliott et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Education2020

    Past research has examined parental support for math during early childhood using parent-report surveys and observational measures of math talk. However, since most studies only present findings from one of these methods, the construct (parental support for early math) and the method are inextricably linked, and we know little about whether these methods provide similar or unique information about children’s exposure to math concepts. This study …

  • Why and How Parents Promote Math Learning with their Young Children

    Leanne Elliott, Heather J Bachman et al.ARTICLEParenting2019References: 17

    SYNOPSISObjective. This study examined parental characteristics that related to children’s early math learning. Specifically, we examined how parents engage in math activities with their children in the home and how their practices were informed by parents’ experiences with and perceptions of math. Design. Using a mixed-methods design, we first quantitatively examined associations between two parental characteristics, past math experiences and cu…

  • SES disparities in early math abilities

    Open AccessLeanne Elliott, Heather J BachmanARTICLEDevelopmental Review2018

  • Latino children’s academic and behavioral trajectories in early elementary school

    Open AccessHeather J Bachman, Leanne Elliott et al.ARTICLEEarly Childhood Research Quarterly2018Cited by: 1References: 6

  • Parents' educational beliefs and children's early academics

    Open AccessLeanne Elliott, Heather J BachmanARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2018Cited by: 2References: 63

  • Preschool teachers’ classroom behavioral socialization practices and low-income children's self-regulation skills

    Open AccessJessica L Degol, Heather J BachmanARTICLEEarly Childhood Research Quarterly2015Cited by: 2References: 22

  • Opportunities for Learning Math in Elementary School

    Open AccessHeather J Bachman, Elizabeth Votruba‐drzal et al.ARTICLEAmerican Educational Research…2015Cited by: 2References: 57

    The present study examined whether multiple opportunities to learn math were associated with smaller socioeconomic status (SES) disparities in fifth-grade math achievement using data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (SECCYD; N = 1,364). High amounts of procedural math instruction were associated with higher calculation and conceptual math skills. Children’s conceptual math skills were also positively associated with …

  • Parent Involvement and Children’s Academic and Social Development in Elementary School

    Open AccessNermeen E El Nokali, Heather J Bachman et al.ARTICLEChild Development2010

    Data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Childcare and Youth Development (N = 1,364) were used to investigate children’s trajectories of academic and social development across 1st, 3rd, and 5th grades. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to examine within- and between-child associations among maternal and teacher reports of parent involvement and children’s standardized achievement scores, so…

  • Is Maternal Marriage Beneficial for Low-Income Adolescents

    Heather J Bachman, R L Coley et al.ARTICLEApplied Developmental Science2009

    The present study investigated the association of mothers' marriage and changes in young adolescents' cognitive and socioemotional development and changes in family processes. Analyses employed longitudinal data from the Three-City Study to track maternal partnerships for 860 lowincome adolescents (10-14 years-old in Wave 1) across a 16 month period. No short-term benefits or risks emerged for youth when mothers entered marriage, with few changes…

  • Maternal welfare and employment experiences and adolescent well-being

    Open AccessR L Coley, Heather J Bachman et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2007Cited by: 4References: 24

  • Are certain preschoolers at risk in the era of welfare reform? The moderating role of children's temperament

    Open AccessChristine P Li-Grining, Christine P Li‐Grining et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2006References: 43

  • Improving Literacy in America

    Frederick J Morrison, Heather J Bachman et al.BOOKImproving Literacy in America2005

    An alarmingly high number of American students continue to lack proficiency in reading, maths, and science. The various attempts to address this problem have all too often resulted in “silver bullet” solutions such as reducing class sizes or implementing voucher programs. But this book shows, improving literacy also requires an understanding of complex and interrelated social issues that shape a child's learning. The book presents the most up-to-…

  • Special Reviewers

    Open AccessJoyce Abma, Alan Acock et al.ARTICLEJournal of Marriage and the Family2005

  • Improving Literacy in America

    Frederick J Morrison, Heather J Bachman et al.BOOKImproving Literacy in America2005

    An alarmingly high number of American students continue to lack proficiency in reading, math, and science. The various attempts to address this problem have all too often resulted in "silver bullet" solutions such as reducing class size or implementing voucher programs. But as the authors of this book show, improving literacy also requires an understanding of complex and interrelated social issues that shape a child's learning. More than twenty y…