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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate characteristics of studies conducted mathematics intervention for young children who are at-risk for developmental delays in mathematics. Since those children are more likely to show low-performance on pre-academic areas such as reading or math, this study is purposed to analyze critical factors of interventions which implemented intervention to improve young children mathematics skills. To select articles to analyze, peer-reviewed journals were reviewed by searching keywords like 'at-risk', 'preschoolers', 'kindergarteners', 'mathematics intervention'. 'number counting intervention'... in websites such as 'ERIC', 'Sage publications', 'EBSCO'. A total of 13 articles were finally analyzed for this study. The results of this study are as follows. First, 10 articles described about the use of measurement tool for the eligibility in intervention. Second, 3 articles were targeted for over 300 children, and 8 articles were targeted from 100 to 300 children. Third, in research method, 9 articles used experimental-control group design, and 12 articles implemented intervention including control group. Fourth, 5 articles implemented Tier-2 intervention as part of Response to Intervention model by focusing on enhancing pre-mathematical skills. Based on the results, discussions and implications are suggested in terms of developing intervention programs and implementing effective interventions for young children at-risk for mathematics.