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Multimedia Battery for Assessment of Cognitive and Basic Skills in Mathematics BM-PROMA

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Parent math anxiety predicts early number talk.

Talia Berkowitz¹, Dominic J Gibson², Susan C Levine¹

¹Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.

Journal of Cognition and Development : Official Journal of the Cognitive Development Society

|August 2, 2021

Summary

Parent math anxiety, not socioeconomic status, predicts early number talk crucial for math skills. This is especially true for higher-SES parents discussing cardinal numbers.

Keywords:

early number talk math engagement parent math anxiety parent number talk parent-child interactions socioeconomic status

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Area of Science:

Child Development
Developmental Psychology
Educational Psychology

Background:

Early math knowledge gaps emerge before kindergarten and persist.
Parent number talk is vital for developing math competency.
Factors influencing parent number talk remain understudied.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between parent math anxiety (MA) and socioeconomic status (SES) with parent number talk in children under three.
To explore how MA and SES influence the quantity and type of number talk in early childhood.

Main Methods:

Study involved 36 parent-child dyads with children under three years old.
Assessed parent math anxiety and family socioeconomic status.
Quantified parent number talk, specifically cardinal number talk and counting.

Main Results:

Parent math anxiety significantly predicted the amount of number talk, independent of SES.
A significant interaction was found: parent MA predicted number talk for higher-SES parents but not lower-SES parents.
These effects were specific to cardinal number talk, not counting.

Conclusions:

Parental math anxiety is a key factor influencing early number talk, particularly for higher-SES families.
Interventions addressing parental math anxiety may enhance early math environments.
Targeting cardinal number talk could be a focused strategy for improving early math development.