Parenting influences on executive function in early childhood: A review

T Fay‐Stammbach, DJ Hawes… - Child development …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Developmental processes critical to the emergence of executive function (EF) play out
across early childhood—a period of rapid change and neural plasticity. The emergence of …

Examining the relations between executive function, math, and literacy during the transition to kindergarten: a multi-analytic approach.

SA Schmitt, GJ Geldhof, DJ Purpura… - Journal of …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
The present study explored the bidirectional and longitudinal associations between
executive function (EF) and early academic skills (math and literacy) across 4 waves of …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of responsive stimulation and nutrition interventions on children's development and growth at age 4 years in a disadvantaged population in Pakistan: a …

AK Yousafzai, J Obradović, MA Rasheed… - The Lancet Global …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background A previous study in Pakistan assessed the effectiveness of delivering
responsive stimulation and enhanced nutrition interventions to young children. Responsive …

Developmental science and executive function

C Blair - Current directions in psychological science, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Executive function abilities, including working memory, inhibitory control, and the flexible
volitional shifting of the focus of attention, provide a foundation for reflection on experience …

Assessment of preschool‐age executive functions: A systematic review

C Silva, V Sousa‐Gomes, M Fávero… - Clinical Psychology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Executive functions (EF) are higher‐order cognitive processes present in the prefrontal
cortex and are fundamental in planning, executing and monitoring goal‐oriented …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal scaffolding and home stimulation: Key mediators of early intervention effects on children's cognitive development.

J Obradović, AK Yousafzai, JE Finch… - Developmental …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
This study contributes to the understanding of how early parenting interventions
implemented in low-and middle-income countries during the first 2 years of children's lives …

Measuring executive function in early childhood: A case for formative measurement.

MT Willoughby, CB Blair - Psychological assessment, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
This study tested whether individual executive function (EF) tasks were better characterized
as formative or reflective indicators of the latent construct of EF. EF data that were collected …

Developmental trajectories of executive functions from preschool to kindergarten

SE Reilly, JT Downer, KJ Grimm - Developmental Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Executive functions (EF) are key predictors of long‐term success that develop rapidly in
early childhood. However, EF's developmental trajectory from preschool to kindergarten is …

A framework for executive function in the late elementary years.

PT Cirino, Y Ahmed, J Miciak, WP Taylor… - …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Executive function (EF) is a commonly used but difficult to operationalize
construct. In this study, we considered EF and related components as they are commonly …

Executive function, self-regulated learning, and reading comprehension: A training study

PT Cirino, J Miciak, E Gerst… - Journal of learning …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The goal of this study was to evaluate the extent to which training that emphasizes the
process of executive function (EF) and self-regulated learning (SRL) would result in …