Reading and Maths Flashcards
Give 3 examples of print concepts?
Direction / spaces between letters / written words = spoken words / pages have orders
What are print concepts likely to be linked to?
Home literacy environment
According to Weigel, what can home literacy actives lead to?
Greater print knowledge / an interest in reading
What does home literacy depend on?
Parents beliefs and values
According to Froiland, what influences the home literacy environment?
Neighbourhood SES
According to Bradley, what are important predictors of reading ability?
Early rhyme and alliteration awareness
What are synthetic phonics and analytic phonics?
Analytic: learning one letter a week
Synthetic: sounding out, blending, letter formation, letter sounds in all positions
Which is better: analytic or synthetic letter learning?
Synthetic
According to Cain: poor comprehenders are less likely to…? List 3.
Identify strategies for reading a new word / identify strategies for remembering the gist of a story / adapt reading style
What skill can working memory predict?
Comprehension
In maths, what are higher order questions?
They go beyond the problem at hand
What maths style do countries such as Taiwan and Japan use?
Higher-order maths questions
Which gender has higher expected maths performance?
Boys
Which gender attributes failure to a lack of ability?
Girls
Which gender has a lower belief in value and effort?
Girls
Are boys and girls more similar or different in maths ability?
Simillar
What is most important in shaping children’s self-perceptions about maths?
Their parents beliefs
At what age, do only boys show an own-gender bias?
6
According to Boaler, why do children dislike maths?
Because there is no freedom - just taught to memorise formula
