{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Wang HC"],"funding":["Australian Research Council"],"pagination":["1145-1153"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9543791"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["93(4)"],"pubmed_abstract":["This study explored whether a daytime nap aids children's acquisition of letter-sound knowledge, which is a fundamental component for learning to read. Thirty-two preschool children in Sydney, Australia (M<sub>age</sub>  = 4 years;3 months) were taught letter-sound mappings in two sessions: one followed by a nap and the other by a wakeful period. Learning was assessed by explicit letter-sound mappings (\"Which sound does this letter make?\") and knowledge generalization tasks (\"Here's Tav and Cav, which one is /kav/?\"). Results from the knowledge generalization task showed better performance after a nap than after wake. However, no nap benefit was found for explicit letter-sound knowledge. This study provides initial evidence that naps could be beneficial for preschool children's learning of letter-sound mappings."],"journal":["Child development"],"pubmed_title":["Nap effects on preschool children's learning of letter-sound mappings."],"pmcid":["PMC9543791"],"funding_grant_id":["DP150100419"],"pubmed_authors":["Weighall A","Nation K","Castles A","Wang HC","Gaskell MG","Robidoux S"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Nap effects on preschool children's learning of letter-sound mappings.","description":"This study explored whether a daytime nap aids children's acquisition of letter-sound knowledge, which is a fundamental component for learning to read. Thirty-two preschool children in Sydney, Australia (M<sub>age</sub>  = 4 years;3 months) were taught letter-sound mappings in two sessions: one followed by a nap and the other by a wakeful period. Learning was assessed by explicit letter-sound mappings (\"Which sound does this letter make?\") and knowledge generalization tasks (\"Here's Tav and Cav, which one is /kav/?\"). Results from the knowledge generalization task showed better performance after a nap than after wake. However, no nap benefit was found for explicit letter-sound knowledge. This study provides initial evidence that naps could be beneficial for preschool children's learning of letter-sound mappings.","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Jul","modification":"2025-04-04T09:29:28.415Z","creation":"2025-04-04T09:29:28.415Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9543791","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35347703"],"doi":["10.1111/cdev.13753"]}}