The number talk × inhibitory control interaction is domain-specific: it did not hold for parents' overall talk or for children's vocabulary as the outcome¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The interaction between parents' overall talk and children's inhibitory control did not predict children's math achievement (β = .08, p = .372). → Silver 2022 q2 i? The interaction between number talk and inhibitory control did not predict children's vocabulary (β = .05, p = .652). → Silver 2022 (2)

Evidence¶

Silver 2022¶

Silver, A. M., Elliott, L., & Libertus, M. E. (2022). Parental math input is not uniformly beneficial for young children: The moderating role of inhibitory control. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000679

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Robustness regression of children's math achievement on parents' overall talk and inhibitory control showed "the interaction between parents' overall talk and children's inhibitory control was not significant", indicating specificity to number talk rather than talk in general.

"Notably, the interaction between parents' overall talk and children's inhibitory control was not significant, β = .08, p = .372."

Silver 2022 (2)¶

Silver, A. M., Elliott, L., & Libertus, M. E. (2022). Parental math input is not uniformly beneficial for young children: The moderating role of inhibitory control. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000679

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Robustness regression of children's vocabulary on number talk, inhibitory control, and their interaction was not statistically significant overall, and "the interaction ... was not statistically significant", indicating specificity to math rather than cognitive abilities broadly.

"The interaction between parents' number talk and children's inhibitory control was not statistically significant, β = .05, p = .652."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Executive Function — moderator: an instructional effect differs with it

Related Claims¶

• Parent-reported home math activities showed no significant association with children's math achievement, and inhibitory control did not moderate this null relation — related
• Parent number talk is not related to children's general vocabulary development once SES and overall talk are controlled, indicating domain specificity — related
• Children's inhibitory control moderates the association between parental number talk and children's math achievement, with a positive association only at higher inhibitory control — related
• At high (but not low) levels of children's inhibitory control, parental number talk was associated with children's math performance — related