Parent number talk about large sets (4–10) of present objects predicts children's cardinal-number knowledge more robustly than talk about small sets (1–3)¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? In a model with SES, small-set and large-set present-object talk as predictors, large-set talk remained significant (β=.37, p<.05) while small-set talk did not (β=.07, n.s.). → Gunderson Elizabeth A. 2011 q2 i? Large-set present-object talk remained significant controlling for SES and parents' overall non-number talk (β=.38, p<.01), despite representing only 8.3 percent of number talk instances. → Gunderson Elizabeth A. 2011 (2)

Evidence¶

Gunderson Elizabeth A. 2011¶

Gunderson Elizabeth A., Levine Susan C. (2011). Some types of parent number talk count more than others: Relations between parents' input and children's cardinal-number knowledge. Developmental Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01050.x

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Regression Model 6 (Results section, N=44) comparing the two present-object talk types head-to-head. The article states that "controlling for SES and the amount of talk about small numbers of present objects, additional talk about large numbers of present objects predicted children's cardinal-number knowledge."

"We found that present-object talk about large sets remained a significant predictor of children's cardinal-value knowledge (β=.37, p<.05) while present-object talk about small sets did not (β=.07, n.s.)"

Gunderson Elizabeth A. 2011 (2)¶

Gunderson Elizabeth A., Levine Susan C. (2011). Some types of parent number talk count more than others: Relations between parents' input and children's cardinal-number knowledge. Developmental Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01050.x

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Regression Model 7 (Results section) ruling out overall parental talkativeness as an alternative explanation. The article notes this talk type is "only 8.3 percent of number talk instances (SD=7.2 percent)" yet accounts for 15.7 percent of variance over SES.

"controlling for SES and parents' overall amount of non-number talk, parents' large-number present-object talk remained significant (β=.38, p<.01)"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Parent number talk is infrequent but varies widely, and most of it concerns counting or labeling sets, with present-object small-set talk the most common type — related
• Parent SES significantly predicts children's cardinal-number knowledge at 46 months, accounting for 24 percent of variance — related