Connections between mathematics and reading development: Numerical cognition mediates relations between foundational competencies and later academic outcomes.
Mercedes Spencer, Lynn S. Fuchs, David C. Geary, Douglas Fuchs
Abstract
= 0.33 years at the start of the study) who were identified as at-risk or not-at-risk for mathematics disability. Path analysis mediation models revealed that numerical cognition, assessed at an intermediary timepoint, mediated the effects of processing speed, working memory, calculation skill, word-problem solving, and attentive behavior on all 3 outcomes. Findings indicate that multiple early domain-general cognitive abilities are related to later mathematics and reading outcomes and that numerical cognition processes, which may track ease of forming symbol-concept associations, predict later performance across both academic domains.
Topics & Concepts
CognitionPsychologyFluencyReading (process)Cognitive psychologyMediationReading comprehensionComprehensionNumerical cognitionMathematics educationLinguisticsLawPolitical sciencePhilosophyNeuroscienceCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsReading and Literacy DevelopmentMathematics Education and Teaching Techniques