The ABC's of Chinese: Maternal Mediation of Pinyin for Chinese Children's Early Literacy Skills

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: The ABC's of Chinese: Maternal Mediation of Pinyin for Chinese Children's Early Literacy Skills
Language: English
Authors: McBride-Chang, Catherine, Lin, Dan, Liu, Phil D., Aram, Dorit, Levin, Iris, Cho, Jeung-Ryeul, Shu, Hua, Zhang, Yuping
Source: Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal. Jan 2012 25(1):283-300.
Availability: Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 18
Publication Date: 2012
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Video Technology, Writing (Composition), Mothers, Romanization, Phonological Awareness, Intelligence Quotient, Foreign Countries, Emergent Literacy, Chinese, Reading, Literacy, Children, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Alphabets, Written Language
Geographic Terms: China
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-010-9270-y
ISSN: 0922-4777
Abstract: In the present study, maternal Pinyin mediation and its relations with young Chinese children's word reading and word writing development were explored. At time 1, 43 Mainland Chinese children and their mothers were videotaped on a task in which children were asked to write 12 words in Pinyin (a phonological coding system used in Mainland China as an aid to reading Chinese characters) with help from their mothers. The videotapes were later coded on a scale (adapted from Aram & Levin, 2001) of mothers' writing facilitation techniques. Scores on this scale of maternal mediation of Pinyin uniquely explained children's reading of Chinese words, but not writing of Chinese words, after statistically controlling for maternal education and age, and children's non-verbal IQ, age, and phonological awareness. At time 2, 22 of the children from time 1 were further tested on Chinese word reading and word reading task 1 year later. After controlling for children's age and non-verbal IQ, maternal Pinyin mediation uniquely explained 6% of the variance in children's word writing and 7% of the variance in children's word reading performance at time 2. Results underscore the potential importance of the maternal scaffolding role for reading acquisition both theoretically and practically in a domain not previously explored (i.e., use of a common coding system (Pinyin) for learning to read, rather than word reading itself).
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 31
Entry Date: 2012
Accession Number: EJ948878
Database: ERIC
FullText Links:
  – Type: pdflink
    Url: https://content.ebscohost.com/cds/retrieve?content=AQICAHj0k_4E0hTGH8RJwT4gCJyBsGNe_WN95AvKlDbXJGqwxwH5n12gVQs2PLBFqpuCZVwAAAAA4jCB3wYJKoZIhvcNAQcGoIHRMIHOAgEAMIHIBgkqhkiG9w0BBwEwHgYJYIZIAWUDBAEuMBEEDO4NPVXygx7EuVPO2wIBEICBmsdwzulqTsErJSo-cEkmVO0rXr9Byd1dfWtIDa0pfadx1Ya6NKxirKDLer79CHSV7pgoyNdUKsW3v6cYaB6os0CS0BHRPfJybFr7Gj8T_-NVrcDElaigDdVlu2yKNUlcxl4sNDMTxvsIdu7Y22sWHTX_gDKr1rXSZfz65A9qQ-rRUqMnNQgfiP-2bjBy59i0LB-jELoyiy2Rd0g=
Text:
  Availability: 0
Header DbId: eric
DbLabel: ERIC
An: EJ948878
AccessLevel: 3
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: The ABC's of Chinese: Maternal Mediation of Pinyin for Chinese Children's Early Literacy Skills
– Name: Language
  Label: Language
  Group: Lang
  Data: English
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22McBride-Chang%2C+Catherine%22">McBride-Chang, Catherine</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Lin%2C+Dan%22">Lin, Dan</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Liu%2C+Phil+D%2E%22">Liu, Phil D.</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Aram%2C+Dorit%22">Aram, Dorit</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Levin%2C+Iris%22">Levin, Iris</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Cho%2C+Jeung-Ryeul%22">Cho, Jeung-Ryeul</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Shu%2C+Hua%22">Shu, Hua</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Zhang%2C+Yuping%22">Zhang, Yuping</searchLink>
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="SO" term="%22Reading+and+Writing%3A+An+Interdisciplinary+Journal%22"><i>Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal</i></searchLink>. Jan 2012 25(1):283-300.
– Name: Avail
  Label: Availability
  Group: Avail
  Data: Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com
– Name: PeerReviewed
  Label: Peer Reviewed
  Group: SrcInfo
  Data: Y
– Name: Pages
  Label: Page Count
  Group: Src
  Data: 18
– Name: DatePubCY
  Label: Publication Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 2012
– Name: TypeDocument
  Label: Document Type
  Group: TypDoc
  Data: Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
– Name: Subject
  Label: Descriptors
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Video+Technology%22">Video Technology</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Writing+%28Composition%29%22">Writing (Composition)</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Mothers%22">Mothers</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Romanization%22">Romanization</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Phonological+Awareness%22">Phonological Awareness</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Intelligence+Quotient%22">Intelligence Quotient</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Foreign+Countries%22">Foreign Countries</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Emergent+Literacy%22">Emergent Literacy</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Chinese%22">Chinese</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Reading%22">Reading</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Literacy%22">Literacy</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Children%22">Children</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Scaffolding+%28Teaching+Technique%29%22">Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Alphabets%22">Alphabets</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Written+Language%22">Written Language</searchLink>
– Name: Subject
  Label: Geographic Terms
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22China%22">China</searchLink>
– Name: DOI
  Label: DOI
  Group: ID
  Data: 10.1007/s11145-010-9270-y
– Name: ISSN
  Label: ISSN
  Group: ISSN
  Data: 0922-4777
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: In the present study, maternal Pinyin mediation and its relations with young Chinese children's word reading and word writing development were explored. At time 1, 43 Mainland Chinese children and their mothers were videotaped on a task in which children were asked to write 12 words in Pinyin (a phonological coding system used in Mainland China as an aid to reading Chinese characters) with help from their mothers. The videotapes were later coded on a scale (adapted from Aram & Levin, 2001) of mothers' writing facilitation techniques. Scores on this scale of maternal mediation of Pinyin uniquely explained children's reading of Chinese words, but not writing of Chinese words, after statistically controlling for maternal education and age, and children's non-verbal IQ, age, and phonological awareness. At time 2, 22 of the children from time 1 were further tested on Chinese word reading and word reading task 1 year later. After controlling for children's age and non-verbal IQ, maternal Pinyin mediation uniquely explained 6% of the variance in children's word writing and 7% of the variance in children's word reading performance at time 2. Results underscore the potential importance of the maternal scaffolding role for reading acquisition both theoretically and practically in a domain not previously explored (i.e., use of a common coding system (Pinyin) for learning to read, rather than word reading itself).
– Name: AbstractInfo
  Label: Abstractor
  Group: Ab
  Data: As Provided
– Name: Ref
  Label: Number of References
  Group: RefInfo
  Data: 31
– Name: DateEntry
  Label: Entry Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 2012
– Name: AN
  Label: Accession Number
  Group: ID
  Data: EJ948878
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=eric&AN=EJ948878
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.1007/s11145-010-9270-y
    Languages:
      – Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 18
        StartPage: 283
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Video Technology
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Writing (Composition)
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Mothers
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Romanization
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Phonological Awareness
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Intelligence Quotient
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Foreign Countries
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Emergent Literacy
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Chinese
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Reading
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Literacy
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Children
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Alphabets
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Written Language
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: China
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: The ABC's of Chinese: Maternal Mediation of Pinyin for Chinese Children's Early Literacy Skills
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: McBride-Chang, Catherine
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Lin, Dan
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Liu, Phil D.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Aram, Dorit
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Levin, Iris
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Cho, Jeung-Ryeul
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Shu, Hua
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Zhang, Yuping
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 01
              Type: published
              Y: 2012
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-print
              Value: 0922-4777
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 25
            – Type: issue
              Value: 1
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal
              Type: main
ResultId 1