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      Effects of reading picture books on kindergartners’ mathematics performance

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          This article describes a field experiment with a pretest–posttest control group design which investigated the potential of reading picture books to children for supporting their mathematical understanding. The study involved 384 children from 18 kindergarten classes in 18 schools in the Netherlands. During three months, the children in the nine experimental classes were read picture books. Data analysis revealed that, when controlled for relevant covariates, the picture book reading programme had a positive effect ( d = .13) on kindergartners’ mathematics performance as measured by a project test containing items on number, measurement and geometry. Compared to the increase from pretest to posttest in the control group, the increase in the experimental group was 22% larger. No significant differential intervention effects were found between subgroups based on kindergarten year, age, home language, socio-economic status and mathematics and language ability, but a significant intervention effect was found for girls and not for boys.

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                Journal
                Educ Psychol (Lond)
                Educ Psychol (Lond)
                CEDP
                cedp20
                Educational Psychology
                Routledge
                0144-3410
                1469-5820
                7 February 2016
                20 October 2014
                : 36
                : 2
                : 323-346
                Affiliations
                [ a ]Faculty of Science & Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Freudenthal Institute for Science and Mathematics Education, Utrecht University , Utrecht, The Netherlands
                [ b ]Department of Education, University of Cyprus , Nicosia, Cyprus
                [ c ]Federal Institute for Education Research, Innovation and Development of the Austrian School System , Salzburg, Austria
                Author notes
                [* ]Corresponding author. Email: m.vandenheuvel@ 123456fi.uu.nl
                Article
                963029
                10.1080/01443410.2014.963029
                4720050
                26855457
                fb13204a-1dce-4642-9129-6e913d204f14
                © 2014 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis

                This is an Open Access article. Non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly attributed, cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way, is permitted. The moral rights of the named author(s) have been asserted.

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                : 8 August 2013
                : 29 August 2014
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                Figures: 1, Tables: 5, Equations: 0, References: 55, Pages: 24
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