The Developmental Relationship between Language and Low Early Numeracy Skills throughout Kindergarten

Autor/inn/en	Toll, Sylke W. M.; Van Luit, Johannes E. H.
Titel	The Developmental Relationship between Language and Low Early Numeracy Skills throughout Kindergarten
Quelle	In: Exceptional Children, 81 (2014) 1, S. 64-78Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0014-4029
DOI	10.1177/0014402914532233
Schlagwörter	Forschungsbericht; Kindergarten; Numeracy; Basic Skills; Mathematics Skills; Low Achievement; Language Skills; Oral Language; Foreign Countries; Mathematics Tests; Statistical Analysis; Structural Equation Models; At Risk Students; Learning Disabilities; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rechenkompetenz; Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Ausland; Statistische Analyse; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Niederlande
Abstract	The relationship between basic oral language and early numeracy has been studied extensively, but results hardly include kindergartners' math language, which might mediate this relationship. The aim of this study was to investigate the development of basic language skills--specifically, math language and low early numeracy. Dutch children (4-5 years old; N = 1,030) were screened for having low early numeracy skills, and low performers (n = 199) were followed for 2 years and tested four times throughout kindergarten. The development of general language skills and early numeracy were investigated with latent growth modeling, revealing a significant mutual relationship. Further, the relationship between basic language and early numeracy was mediated by kindergartners' specific math language, suggesting that specific math language has a key role in the early numeracy learning process. (As Provided).
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Begutachtung	Peer reviewed
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01