Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6844322 | Learning and Individual Differences | 2018 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Drawing on theories of cross-language transfer (Cummins, 1979; Weinreich, 1953), this study examines the longitudinal relations between young Chinese children's letter-name knowledge and their Chinese word reading and number competencies in a multilingual context. A total of 109 young Hong Kong Chinese children were assessed first at the end of their nursery year (Time 1; approximately 3â¯years of age) and then during the first semester of their kindergarten year (Time 2). The results show that letter-name knowledge measured at Time 1 was significantly predictive of Chinese word reading and number competencies at Time 2. Moreover, these relations remained significant after controlling for a large pool of child- and family-level variables. The findings underscore the role of letter-name knowledge in explaining young Hong Kong Chinese children's shared development of Chinese reading and mathematics skills.
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Authors
Xiao Zhang,