Grounding understanding of the home numeracy environment: Within-group variation in Latine families

Jimena Cosso, Gala Campos Oaxaca, David J. Purpura

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Abstract

The home numeracy environment is an essential construct that helps explain children's numeracy skills. However, this field has been developed mostly focusing on monolingual English-speaking families, and cultural differences that contextualize the home environment have not been considered. This study describes the home numeracy environment of Latine families by (1) identifying the more and less common numeracy activities in the home of Latine families; (2) exploring differences, such as family members involved in the activities and generation in the United States; and (3) examining the association between activities and math anxiety and beliefs. Participants were 341 caregiver-child dyads (M age = 2.9 years, SD = 0.7 months). We found that the less common numeracy activities in the home of Latine families are items commonly used in the literature to measure numeracy home environment. In addition, the role of family members varies across generations. This study provides a foundation for understanding the home numeracy environment of Latine families.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere2481
JournalInfant and Child Development
Volume33
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2024

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Developmental and Educational Psychology

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