Does Early Childhood Reading Influence Mathematics Achievement among elementary school children's

1. Does Early Childhood Reading Influence Mathematics Achievement among elementary school children's Jiss Mathew EPSY 621 November 13th, 2013 Dr. Linda Sperry

2. Comparative Analysis Grimm, K. J. (2008). Longitudinal associations between reading and mathematics achievement. Developmental Neuropsychology, 33(3), 410-426. Hooper, S. R., Roberts, J., Sideris, J., Burchinal, M., & Zeisel, S. (2010). Longitudinal predictors of reading and math trajectories through middle school for africanamerican versus caucasian students across two samples. Developmental Psychology,46(5), 1018-1029.

3. Article #1 Longitudinal Associations BetweenReading and Mathematics Achievement Summary • Purpose • Identify relationship between early reading and Mathematical achievements • Hypothesis • Children who read well in the early grade will have higher achievement in Mathematic compared to children who do engage in early reading.

4. Method Design It is a co-relational study The researcher conducted the study and identify relationship between early reading and Mathematical ability of elementary school children’s

5. The researcher compared sample groups based on the ethnicity. Source of achievement measure- Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS); a standardized measure developed at the University of Iowa

6. Participants Sample size-46,373 Age range- 3rd to 8th grade students Number of boys- 24,098 Number of girls- 22,275

7. Ethnic breakup of sample African-American- 25,799, 56% of sample Hispanic- 14,200, 31% of sample White/Non-Hispanic -4,936, 11% of sample Asian- 1,342, 3% of sample Native Americans- 96, <1% of sample

8. Results The students’ third grade reading achievement scores were positively related to the rate of change for each mathematics component to varying degrees. The strongest effect was for Problem, Solving and Data Interpretation, followed by Math Concepts and Estimation, and Mathematical Computation.

9. Conclusion • Early reading does have influence in applications and conceptual understanding of mathematics, same time early reading does not influence in performing mathematical operations. • Mathematics achievement involves the use of a diverse collection of skills such as reasoning, executive functioning, working memory, short-term memory, processing speed, and phonological processing. • Students who have greater reading capacity in third grade tended to show greater increases in mathematics skills for a given level of early mathematics achievement.

10. Article #2Longitudinal Predictors of Reading and Math TrajectoriesThrough Middle School for African American Versus CaucasianStudents Across Two Samples Purpose This study’s primary purpose was to examine the relative contribution of social-behavioral predictors to reading and math skills. Hypothesis The early social-behavioral functions is related later academic skills.

11. Design It is a co-relational study The researcher attempts to identify the relationship between early reading and Mathematical ability of elementary school children’s for 1st grade to 9th grade students The research sample groups based was formulated based on education level of mothers. Participants Sample size-1,364 Age range- 1rd to 9th grade students Equal representation of Boy’s and girl’s Ethnic breakup of sample Caucasian African American

12. Result Reading out come Early reading, mathematics, and expressive language skill are positively related to later reading skill. Social skills, aggressive behavior and attention were not related to later reading growth. Inverse relation between early mathematics skill related to later reading skill.

13. Results Mathematic out come Early expressive language skill is positively related to lather mathematic scores. No significant evidence of early social skills positively related to later mathematics ability. Early reading and early mathematics skills both positively related to later mathematics outcome. Significant correlation found between early internalizing behavior and later mathematics skill. Conclusion Early expressive language has positive influence on early reading and later mathematical skills.

14. Theoretical perspective Mathematical skill is a combination of different intelligence Naturalist Intelligence (“Nature Smart”) It is the human ability to discriminate among living things (plants, animals) as well as sensitivity to other features of the natural world (clouds, rock configurations).   Logical-Mathematical Intelligence (Number/Reasoning Smart) Logical-mathematical intelligence is the ability to calculate, quantify, consider propositions and hypotheses, and carry out complete mathematical operations.  

15. Linguistic Intelligence (Word Smart) * Linguistic intelligence is the ability to think in words and to use language to express and appreciate complex meanings.   Spatial Intelligence (“Picture Smart”) Spatial intelligence is the ability to think. The  Core capacities include mental imagery, spatial reasoning, image manipulation, graphic and artistic skills, and an active imagination.    

16. Further Questions Does all children’s with early reading ability could have strong mathematical skills? Why some children’s are interested in mathematics and some are not? In human life does linguistic ability or mathematical ability begins first?