Time spent playing predicts early reading and math skills through associations with self-regulation.

ABSTRACT: Children's play time has declined in recent decades, which could negatively impact early self-regulation-a vital component of school readiness. To date, studies have not fully explored how the time spent playing relates to children's self-regulatory skills, and in turn, their early reading and math competencies. Using data from time diaries and direct assessments of self-regulation, prereading, and math skills, this study examined how minutes spent playing at home predict these skills in a sample of 128 children followed from age four to five. Additionally, it considered whether self-regulation explained links between play time and prereading and math. Results showed that the time spent playing positively related to children's self-regulation. Moreover, through its association with self-re

SUBMITTER: Miller P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10688615 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature