AUTHOR=Yan Shi , Li Min , Yan Zhonglian , Hu Biying , Zeng Li , Lv Bo 

TITLE=Associations among teacher-child interaction, children's executive function and children's comprehensible vocabulary

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1077634

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2023.1077634

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=The quality of teacher-child interaction (TCI) is the key factor of high-quality Early Childhood Education, and executive function (EF) and comprehensible vocabulary have an important impact on children's future learning. The aim of the study was to understand the relationships among the quality of TCI, children’s comprehensible vocabulary and EF. Using stratified sampling, 900 children (males 50.2%) and 60 preschool teachers were recruited from 4 places in China for testing, and five measurement tools, including the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT-R), the Stroop test, a card sorting task, and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV), were used. The study found two-way effects among children's EF and comprehensible vocabulary, TCI and comprehensible vocabulary. EF plays a mediating role in the influence of TCI on children's comprehensible vocabulary. TCI positively predicts children's EF, but this mainly depends on children's comprehensible vocabulary. Therefore, TCI plays a positive role in the development of children's comprehensible vocabulary and EF.