How do phonological awareness, rapid automatized naming, and vocabulary contribute to early numeracy and print knowledge of Filipino children?
The current study investigated the contributions of phonological awareness, rapid automatized naming (RAN), and vocabulary to early numeracy and print knowledge developmental trajectories. A total of 128 young Filipino children were tracked three times at mean ages of 4.5, 5.0, and 5.5 years. The initial level (the intercept) and the growth rate (the slope) of early numeracy and print knowledge were estimated. Results showed that phonological awareness, vocabulary, and age significantly predicted the initial level of early numeracy. RAN and vocabulary explained significant variance in the growth rate of early numeracy. Phonological awareness, RAN, and vocabulary accounted for unique variance in the initial level of print knowledge. Results highlight the differential roles of phonological awareness, RAN, and vocabulary knowledge in the development of early numeracy and print knowledge among Filipino children.
['Yang|Xiujie|X|', 'Dulay|Katrina May|KM|', 'McBride|Catherine|C|', 'Cheung|Sum Kwing|SK|']
D001364:Awareness D002675:Child, Preschool D006801:Humans D010700:Phonetics D011932:Reading D014825:Vocabulary
Phonological awareness Rapid automatized naming Early numeracy Print knowledge Children Vocabulary knowledge