The structure of early counting competence

Ferrara, Roberta A.; Turner, Terence J.

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“…Despite this trend, bilinguals did not fail in counting ability, maybe because of the high frequency of the use of early counting sequences (i.e., 1–10) in everyday life or the high automaticity of sequencing number names. For an alternative explanation, the model of early counting competence with three basic components by Ferrara and Turner (1993) could be considered. They theorized (1) a verbal component involving knowledge of the conventional number-word sequence, (2) an action component involving knowledge of tagging behaviors in object-counting procedures, and (3) a contextual component involving knowledge of the basic goals and uses of counting.…”

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Early Literacy and Numeracy Skills in Bilingual Minority Children: Toward a Relative Independence of Linguistic and Numerical Processing

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Many studies have suggested that the concept of “number” is relatively independent from linguistic skills, although an increasing number of studies suggest that language abilities may play a pivotal role in the development of arithmetic skills. The condition of bilingualism can offer a unique perspective into the role of linguistic competence in numerical development. The present study was aimed at evaluating the relationship between language skills and early numeracy through a multilevel investigation in monolingual and bilingual minority children attending preschool. The sample included 156 preschool children. Of these, 77 were bilingual minority children (mean age = 58.27 ± 5.90), and 79 were monolinguals (mean age = 58.45 ± 6.03). The study focused on three levels of analysis: group differences in language and number skills, concurrent linguistic predictors of early numeracy and, finally, profile analysis of linguistic skills in children with impaired vs. adequate numeracy skills. The results showed that, apart from the expected differences in linguistic measures, bilinguals differed from monolinguals in numerical skills with a verbal component, such as semantic knowledge of digits, but they did not differ in a pure non-verbal component such as quantity comparison. The multigroup structural equation model indicated that letter knowledge was a significant predictor of the verbal component of numeracy for both groups. Phonological awareness was a significant predictor of numeracy skills only in the monolingual group. Profile analysis showed that children with a selective weakness in the non-verbal component of numeracy had fully adequate verbal skills. Results from the present study suggest that only some specific components of language competence predict numerical processing, although linguistic proficiency may not be a prerequisite for developing adequate early numeracy skills.

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Early Literacy and Numeracy Skills in Bilingual Minority Children: Toward a Relative Independence of Linguistic and Numerical Processing

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A case of racemose hemangioma of the right bronchial artery and intercostal to pulmonary arterial anastomosis

Tanaka

Morita

Kakimoto

1998

Jpn J Thorac Caridovasc Surg

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We reported a case of racemose hemangioma of the bronchial artery and intercostal to pulmonary arterial anastomosis. A 67-year-old woman was admitted because of repeated hemoptysis. Bronchoscopic examination revealed a torous lesion of the right B7 bronchus. Intercostal angiography demonstrated communications between right dilated, meandered intercostal arteries and right pulmonary artery. Bronchial angiography showed dilatation and convolution of the right bronchial artery. Angiographic embolization of the right bronchial artery and the right intercostal artery was underwent. There was no recurrence of hemoptysis one year after the embolization procedure. We think that angiographic embolization is an effective method of treatment of hemoptysis due to racemose hemangioma of the bronchial artery and intercostal to pulmonary arterial anastomosis.

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Origins of Quantitative Competence

Miller¹

1996

Perceptual and Cognitive Development

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The structure of early counting competence

Cited by 4 publications

References 7 publications

Early Literacy and Numeracy Skills in Bilingual Minority Children: Toward a Relative Independence of Linguistic and Numerical Processing

Early Literacy and Numeracy Skills in Bilingual Minority Children: Toward a Relative Independence of Linguistic and Numerical Processing

A case of racemose hemangioma of the right bronchial artery and intercostal to pulmonary arterial anastomosis

Origins of Quantitative Competence

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