Understanding the Role of Working Memory and Phonological Memory in Mathematics and Response to Intervention for Emergent Bilingual Kindergartners

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Title: Understanding the Role of Working Memory and Phonological Memory in Mathematics and Response to Intervention for Emergent Bilingual Kindergartners
Language: English
Authors: Madison Cook (ORCID 0000-0003-0195-7587), Keith Smolkowski (ORCID 0000-0003-2565-3297), Lina Shanley (ORCID 0000-0001-6243-374X), Joanna Hermida (ORCID 0000-0003-4347-7207), Sylvia Linan-Thompson (ORCID 0000-0002-2141-9922), Christian T. Doabler (ORCID 0000-0002-8074-4311), Ben Clarke
Source: Grantee Submission. 2024.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 57
Publication Date: 2024
Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Contract Number: R324A120304
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education
Kindergarten
Primary Education
Descriptors: Phonology, Short Term Memory, Kindergarten, Multilingualism, Language Proficiency, Intervention, Correlation, Mathematics Skills, Cognitive Ability, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Bilingualism, English Language Learners
Abstract: This study explores how kindergarten students from a multilingual sample (n=131) representing 23 different languages differ in response to intervention, based on their skill in mathematics and domain general cognitive skills. Analyses for this study indicate significant correlations between initial math skill, phonological memory, working memory, and language proficiency. There was no statistically significant relationship demonstrated between gains in mathematics and phonological memory, working memory, and language proficiency. No moderation effect was found between domain general skills and response to math intervention. Implications of this work will inform development and delivery of math interventions for multilingual students in kindergarten. [This article will be published in "Journal of Numerical Cognition" v10 Article e1163 2024.]
Abstractor: As Provided
IES Funded: Yes
Entry Date: 2024
Access URL: https://jnc.psychopen.eu/index.php/jnc/issue/view/545
Accession Number: ED647446
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This study explores how kindergarten students from a multilingual sample (n=131) representing 23 different languages differ in response to intervention, based on their skill in mathematics and domain general cognitive skills. Analyses for this study indicate significant correlations between initial math skill, phonological memory, working memory, and language proficiency. There was no statistically significant relationship demonstrated between gains in mathematics and phonological memory, working memory, and language proficiency. No moderation effect was found between domain general skills and response to math intervention. Implications of this work will inform development and delivery of math interventions for multilingual students in kindergarten. [This article will be published in "Journal of Numerical Cognition" v10 Article e1163 2024.]