Mendelsohn, Alexandra;
Suárez-Rivera, Catalina;
Suh, Daniel D;
Tamis-LeMonda, Catherine S;
(2022)
Word by Word: Everyday Math Talk in the Homes of Hispanic Families.
Language Learning and Development
10.1080/15475441.2022.2099279.
(In press).
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Abstract
Children learn math concepts long before they enter school. Across all cultures, children are exposed to number and spatial language to varying degrees during everyday home routines. Yet most studies of math talk occur in the lab and target non-Hispanic, English-speaking families. We expanded inquiry to the spontaneous math language (i.e., number and spatial language) of Spanish-speaking mothers and their 1- to 2-year-olds (N = 50) during home activities. Mothers varied enormously in their use of math language, and mother math language related to toddler math language, whereas mother non-math language did not. Children’s math language both preceded and followed mother math talk, suggesting imitation and reinforcement as important processes in children’s math language learning. Children also produced math language outside the context of mother input. Findings advance an understanding of children’s early math language in natural settings and have implications for interventions aimed at promoting math skills in toddlers from diverse backgrounds.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Word by Word: Everyday Math Talk in the Homes of Hispanic Families |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15475441.2022.2099279 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/15475441.2022.2099279 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10162904 |
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