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Haber, Amanda S.; Kumar, Sona C.; Corriveau, Kathleen H. – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2022
Eighty-six 4- and 5-year-old children were assigned to one of four conditions, three experimental conditions, in which children read a story about a famous scientist, and one baseline condition. In the "Achievement" condition: the scientist was described as receiving awards and recognition through their lifetime, with no discussion of…
Descriptors: Young Children, Persistence, Story Reading, Books
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Shirefley, Tess A.; Castañeda, Claudia L.; Rodriguez-Gutiérrez, Joyce; Callanan, Maureen A.; Jipson, Jennifer – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2020
Family conversations about science-related topics, including those involving storybook reading, may set the stage for children's interest in science. We investigated how parents from two cultural backgrounds engaged in science talk while reading a science-related storybook with their preschool-aged daughters and sons. Consistent with our…
Descriptors: Story Reading, Student Interests, Parent Participation, Interpersonal Communication