Parental math input is not uniformly beneficial for young children: The moderating role of inhibitory control.
Alex M. Silver, Leanne Elliott, Melissa E. Libertus
Abstract
= 3.9 years) and one of their parents. High levels of parent number talk were associated with higher math achievement among children with higher inhibitory control. This association was not seen in children with lower inhibitory control, for children's vocabulary as the outcome measure, or for parents' overall talk or parent-reported math activities as the opportunity measures. Thus, children may differentially benefit from parental math input depending on their cognitive abilities and this association is specific to parental number talk and children's math abilities.
Topics & Concepts
Association (psychology)PsychologyInhibitory controlDevelopmental psychologyCognitionVocabularyControl (management)Math educationMathematics educationPsychotherapistLinguisticsNeuroscienceManagementEconomicsPhilosophyCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentReading and Literacy Development