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      Pathways to mathematics: longitudinal predictors of performance.

      Child Development
      Achievement, Attention, Child, Child Development, Child, Preschool, Cognition, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Linguistics, Male, Mathematics, Models, Psychological, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychomotor Performance, Spatial Behavior

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          A model of the relations among cognitive precursors, early numeracy skill, and mathematical outcomes was tested for 182 children from 4.5 to 7.5 years of age. The model integrates research from neuroimaging, clinical populations, and normal development in children and adults. It includes 3 precursor pathways: quantitative, linguistic, and spatial attention. These pathways (a) contributed independently to early numeracy skills during preschool and kindergarten and (b) related differentially to performance on a variety of mathematical outcomes 2 years later. The success of the model in accounting for performance highlights the need to understand the fundamental underlying skills that contribute to diverse forms of mathematical competence. © 2010 The Authors. Child Development © 2010 Society for Research in Child Development, Inc.

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