ERIC Number: ED621429
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0193-3973
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Latino Kindergarteners' Math Growth, Approaches to Learning, and Home Numeracy Practices
Diana Leyva; Gloria Yeomans-Maldonado; Christina Weiland; Anna Shapiro
Grantee Submission, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology v80 Article 101417 2022
There is limited research on the relation between approaches to learning (ATL) and Latino kindergarteners' math development, and mixed results regarding the role of Latino home numeracy practices. This study examined the associations among Latino kindergarteners' ATL, home numeracy practices, and growth in math skills. Participants were 151 low-income Latino parents and their children (M age = 67 months; 52% female). In early fall(beginning of kindergarten), parents completed a home numeracy survey and children's ATL were assessed. At three time points during the kindergarten year (early and late fall, and spring), children's math skills were assessed. Positive linear growth in Latino kindergarteners' math skills was observed. Latino kindergarteners' ATL positively related to variation in math skills, but not growth. Home numeracy practices did not relate to math skills. Findings highlight the unique role that ATL might play as an ecocultural asset that supports Latino kindergarteners' math development.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B150012; R305B170015