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Title: Language Access Is a Catalyst for Early Numerical Abilities
Language: English
Authors: Stacee Santos (ORCID 0000-0002-6227-1709), Hiram Brownell, Marie Coppola, Anna Shusterman, Sara Cordes (ORCID 0000-0003-3837-6188)
Source: Developmental Science. 2026 29(3).
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 2026
Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Contract Number: 941002
1553589
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Deafness, Hard of Hearing, Numeracy, Mathematics Skills, Language Skills, Vocabulary, Oral Language
DOI: 10.1111/desc.70195
ISSN: 1363-755X
1467-7687
Abstract: Recent research has found that the cumulative amount of time a child has had auditory access to language accounts for differences in early numerical abilities between oral Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) and hearing preschoolers. We replicate and extend these findings by exploring the role of language ability and salience of numerical information with a larger sample (N = 89; 43 female; majority White) of 3-6-year-old oral DHH and hearing children. We captured number knowledge, numerical discrimination, salience of numerical information, and parent-reports of vocabulary and language experience. Oral DHH children underperformed on the numerical tasks and vocabulary, however, disparities in numerical measures disappeared when controlling for differences in language experience. The salience of numerical information was similar for both groups.
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