Dr. Michal Perlman

Professor, University of Toronto and Director, Dr. R.G.N. Laidlaw Research Centre, University of Toronto

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416-978-0596

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)

University of Toronto

252 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Caregivers' use of metacognitive language in child care centers: Prevalence and predictors.

Journal article

Frampton K. L., Perlman M., J. M. Jenkins
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, vol. 24(3), 2009, pp. 248-262

DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2009.04.004

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Frampton, K. L., Perlman, M., & Jenkins, J. M. (2009). Caregivers' use of metacognitive language in child care centers: Prevalence and predictors. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 24(3), 248–262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2009.04.004

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Frampton, K. L., M. Perlman, and J. M. Jenkins. “Caregivers' Use of Metacognitive Language in Child Care Centers: Prevalence and Predictors.” Early Childhood Research Quarterly 24, no. 3 (2009): 248–262.

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Frampton, K. L., et al. “Caregivers' Use of Metacognitive Language in Child Care Centers: Prevalence and Predictors.” Early Childhood Research Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 3, 2009, pp. 248–62, doi:10.1016/j.ecresq.2009.04.004.

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@article{frampton2009a,
  title = {Caregivers' use of metacognitive language in child care centers: Prevalence and predictors.},
  year = {2009},
  issue = {3},
  journal = {Early Childhood Research Quarterly},
  pages = {248-262},
  volume = {24},
  doi = {10.1016/j.ecresq.2009.04.004},
  author = {Frampton, K. L. and Perlman, M. and Jenkins, J. M.}
}

Abstract

Use of metacognitive language by child care center staff in classrooms that serve preschool-aged children was examined. Staff's use of mental-state talk, perspective-taking talk, and activity-relevant questioning with children were coded in a series of 20-s snapshots taken over the course of one full morning per classroom. A total of 3401 snapshots were observed for 393 teachers in 103 classrooms. Staff used mental-state talk in 22% of the snapshots, activity-relevant questions in 12%, and perspective-taking talk in 3%. Structural and process predictors of staff's metacognitive language were examined for full-time staff (n = 148 in 95 classrooms) using multilevel modeling and ordinary least squares regression. Caregiver positive interaction style predicted caregivers’ engagement in all three types of language. Caregiver punitive interaction style was also a positive predictor of caregivers’ talk about others’ perspectives. In general, structural characteristics of the classroom were not significant predictors of staff's language. However, the proportion of children receiving a child care subsidy in the center negatively predicted perspective-taking discourse. Results indicate the importance of caregiver relational style in providing a more discourse-rich child care context.