APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Improving Shape Knowledge in Low-SES Learners: Using Spatial Language Helps
- Calla Pritulsky
University of Delaware - Rosalie Odean
University of Delaware - Corinne Bower
Temple University - Amanda Cibischino
Temple University - Laura Zimmermann
SRI International - Brian Verdine
University of Delaware - Tamara Spiewak Toub
Temple University - Roberta Golinkoff
University of Delaware - Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
Temple University
Abstract
Does spatial language improve preschoolers’ shape knowledge, and does SES moderate the growth rate at which children learn about shapes? Results suggest that instruction with spatial language significantly improved shape identification, with low-SES children improving on shape knowledge at a significantly greater rate than high-SES children.
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