Pattern understanding: relationships with arithmetic and reading development
Journal article
Burgoyne, Kelly, Witteveen, Kate Margaret, Tolan, Georgina Anne, Malone, Stephanie and Hulme, Charles. (2017). Pattern understanding: relationships with arithmetic and reading development. Child Development Perspectives. 11(4), pp. 239 - 244. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdep.12240
Authors | Burgoyne, Kelly, Witteveen, Kate Margaret, Tolan, Georgina Anne, Malone, Stephanie and Hulme, Charles |
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Abstract | Pattern understanding (patterning) is commonly taught in preschool and early elementary classrooms. However, the relationship between patterning and academic attainment is not well understood. In this article, we review studies of children's pattern understanding. Some evidence suggests that pattern understanding is related causally to acquiring math and reading skills. However, much of the evidence is weak and these conclusions remain tentative. Research on the relationship between patterning and other skills needs to use psychometrically robust measures and analytic techniques that control for the effects of measurement error. Recent studies suggest that teaching young children patterning skills can improve their attainment in math and reading, but we need larger, methodologically robust, randomized controlled trials to confirm such claims. |
Keywords | cognitive development; mathematics; pattern understanding; reading |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Child Development Perspectives |
Journal citation | 11 (4), pp. 239 - 244 |
Publisher | Blackwell Publishing |
ISSN | 1750-8592 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/cdep.12240 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85020461883 |
Page range | 239 - 244 |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/889qx/pattern-understanding-relationships-with-arithmetic-and-reading-development
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