Early Executive Function at Age Two Predicts Emergent Mathematics and Literacy at Age Five

Early Executive Function at Age Two Predicts Emergent Mathematics and Literacy at Age Five

Previous work has shown that individual differences in executive function (EF) are predictive of academic skills in preschoolers, kindergartners, and older children. Across studies, EF is a stronger predictor of emergent mathematics than literacy. However, research on EF in children below age three...

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Main Authors: Hanna Mulder, Josje Verhagen, Sanne H. G. Van der Ven, Pauline L. Slot, Paul P. M. Leseman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
executive function
two-year-olds
mathematics
literacy
kindergartners
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01706/full

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http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01706/full

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