Math difficulties and working memory growth in English language learner children: Does bilingual proficiency play a significant role?
HL Swanson, J Kong, S Petcu - Language, speech, and hearing services in …, 2018 - ASHA
HL Swanson, J Kong, S Petcu
Language, speech, and hearing services in schools, 2018•ASHAPurpose The purpose of this study was to determine those components of working memory
(WM) that play a significant role in predicting math growth in children who are English
language learners (N= 157) with serious math difficulties (MD). Method A battery of tests was
administered in English and Spanish that assessed computation, reading, vocabulary,
inhibition, and components of WM in Grade 1 children with follow-up testing in Grades 2 and
3. Results The results indicated that growth in the executive component of WM was related …
(WM) that play a significant role in predicting math growth in children who are English
language learners (N= 157) with serious math difficulties (MD). Method A battery of tests was
administered in English and Spanish that assessed computation, reading, vocabulary,
inhibition, and components of WM in Grade 1 children with follow-up testing in Grades 2 and
3. Results The results indicated that growth in the executive component of WM was related …
Purpose
The purpose of this study was to determine those components of working memory (WM) that play a significant role in predicting math growth in children who are English language learners (N = 157) with serious math difficulties (MD).
Method
A battery of tests was administered in English and Spanish that assessed computation, reading, vocabulary, inhibition, and components of WM in Grade 1 children with follow-up testing in Grades 2 and 3.
Results
The results indicated that growth in the executive component of WM was related to growth in math performance. Proficient bilingual children (proficient in both Spanish and English vocabulary) with MD outperformed less proficient bilingual children with MD on measures of math calculation, fluid intelligence, reading, and Spanish WM at Grade 3.
Conclusion
Growth in the executive component of WM is significantly related to growth in math computation, and increased bilingual proficiency across testing waves yielded positive gains in both math and cognitive performance in children with MD.
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