TY - JOUR
T1 - The interaction of early maternal responsiveness and children's cognitive abilities on later decoding and reading comprehension skills
AU - Taylor, Heather B.
AU - Anthony, Jason L.
AU - Aghara, Rachel
AU - Smith, Karen E.
AU - Landry, Susan H.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by National Institutes of Health Grant HD25128.
PY - 2008/1
Y1 - 2008/1
N2 - This longitudinal study evaluated the extent to which maternal responsiveness across early childhood and children's cognitive skills predicted children's 8-year decoding and reading comprehension skills for children who varied in biological risk (term, n = 83; preterm, n = 155). Patterns of maternal responsiveness during infancy (6, 12, and 24 months) and preschool (3 and 4 years) revealed 4 maternal clusters that varied in consistency and level of maternal responsiveness. Although not predictive of decoding skills, the interaction between children's 4-year cognitive ability and maternal responsiveness cluster predicted children's reading comprehension skills at 8 years of age, regardless of risk. Although consistently high levels of maternal responsive parenting across early childhood related to literacy outcomes for all children in the study, responsive parenting had a stronger relation to later reading comprehension skills for children with lower cognitive abilities, particularly when mothers demonstrated high responsiveness in children's infancy.
AB - This longitudinal study evaluated the extent to which maternal responsiveness across early childhood and children's cognitive skills predicted children's 8-year decoding and reading comprehension skills for children who varied in biological risk (term, n = 83; preterm, n = 155). Patterns of maternal responsiveness during infancy (6, 12, and 24 months) and preschool (3 and 4 years) revealed 4 maternal clusters that varied in consistency and level of maternal responsiveness. Although not predictive of decoding skills, the interaction between children's 4-year cognitive ability and maternal responsiveness cluster predicted children's reading comprehension skills at 8 years of age, regardless of risk. Although consistently high levels of maternal responsive parenting across early childhood related to literacy outcomes for all children in the study, responsive parenting had a stronger relation to later reading comprehension skills for children with lower cognitive abilities, particularly when mothers demonstrated high responsiveness in children's infancy.
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U2 - 10.1080/10409280701839304
DO - 10.1080/10409280701839304
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:41449113706
SN - 1040-9289
VL - 19
SP - 188
EP - 207
JO - Early Education and Development
JF - Early Education and Development
IS - 1
ER -