The impact of familial activities on the verbal and non-verbal skills of children of Turkish immigrants in Germany
Becker, Birgit
10.4225/03/5817e68869b29
https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/journal_contribution/The_impact_of_familial_activities_on_the_verbal_and_non-verbal_skills_of_children_of_Turkish_immigrants_in_Germany/4141887
A vast array of studies has demonstrated that stimulating activities within the family (e.g., reading to child, singing together) positively affect children's development in various domains. However, this influence is less established for children of immigrants. This paper analyses the impact of familial activities on non-verbal cognitive skills and German-language skills of six-year-old children of Turkish immigrants in Germany. It is argued that not only the frequency of familial activities but also the language use during these activities needs to be considered in immigrant families which has rarely been done in the previous literature. Not taking into account the language use during these activities might be especially problematic in the domain of verbal skills. The empirical results show that the frequency of stimulating familial activities is positively associated with children's verbal and non-verbal skills. In contrast, the language use during these activities only affects children's language skills but not their non-verbal cognitive skills. It is concluded that the language use during familial activities needs to be taken into account in the case of verbal skills.<div><br></div><div><div>International Research in Early Childhood Education, vol. 4, no. 1, p. 91-104</div></div>
2016-11-01 00:49:09
monash:131032
1959.1/1048477
Children of immigrants
Familial activities
Language use
Cognitive skills
Language skills
collection(s) Monash University Faculty of Education papers
collection(s) IRECE Journal
text
journal article
1838-0689
Early Childhood Education (excl. Maori)
Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators
Curriculum and Pedagogy Theory and Development