Sheri-Lynn Skwarchuk

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Sheri-Lynn Skwarchuk (born 1969) [1] is a Canadian developmental psychologist specializing in early education, numeracy, and the cognitive science of mathematics. She is a professor of education and Director of Developmental Studies at the University of Winnipeg. [2] She is also the head of ToyBox Manitoba, a project that aims to provide parents with tools to help their children learn about reading, mathematics, and health at home, [3] [4] and is the coauthor of a book about how to combat mathematical anxiety. [5] [6] [7]

Skwarchuk has a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Winnipeg, and a master's degree and Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo. [8] Her 1998 doctoral dissertation, Children's acquisition of the English cardinal number words, a special case of vocabulary development, was supervised by Jerry Anglin. [9] She joined the University of Winnipeg Faculty of Education in 2003. [8]

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  3. Hildebrandt, Sydney (June 29, 2020), "Students collaborate to build grassroots learning tool", Winnipeg Free Press, retrieved 2023-11-06
  4. Stones, Simon (January 14, 2021), "Project offers new strategies for parents teaching their children at home", CTV News, retrieved 2023-11-06
  5. Hambleton, Todd (November 29, 2022), "South Stormont's Dr. Erin Maloney wrote the book on math anxiety", Standard-Freeholder, retrieved 2023-11-06
  6. Tuba, Annie (February 12, 2023), "Children's book by Canadian professors offers coping methods for math anxiety", The Charlatan, retrieved 2023-11-06
  7. Macintosh, Maggie (January 26, 2023), "Math! Nobody said there'd be math! City professor collaborates on book to help children ease arithmetic anxiety", Winnipeg Free Press, retrieved 2023-11-06
  8. 1 2 "Dr. Sheri-Lynn Skwarchuk: Improving education for children across Manitoba", The University of Winnipeg 50th Anniversary, University of Winnipeg, retrieved 2023-11-06
  9. Skwarchuk, Sheri-Lynn (1998), Children's acquisition of the English cardinal number words, a special case of vocabulary development (Doctoral dissertation), University of Waterloo, hdl:10012/279