Making the executive 'function'for the foundations of mathematics: The need for explicit theories of change for early interventions

G Scerif, E Blakey, S Gattas, Z Hawes… - Educational Psychology …, 2023 - Springer
A vast body of work highlights executive functions (EFs) as robust correlates of mathematics
achievement over the primary and preschool years. Yet, despite such correlational …

Co‐development among reading, math, science, and verbal working memory in the elementary stage

Z Zhang, P Peng - Child Development, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
With a focus on within‐person effects, this study investigated mutualism among academic
skills (reading, math, science) and between those skills and verbal working memory in a …

Estimating the co-development of executive functions and math achievement throughout the elementary grades using a cross-lagged panel model with fixed effects

H Zhang, D Miller-Cotto, NC Jordan - Contemporary Educational …, 2023 - Elsevier
Executive functioning (EF) is associated with children's math skill development, both
concurrently and longitudinally. However, it is not known how components of EF might be …

Developmental cascades and educational attainment

SF Ahmed, N Chaku, NE Waters, A Ellis… - Advances in child …, 2023 - Elsevier
Developmental cascades describe how systems of development interact and influence one
another to shape human development across the lifespan. Despite its popularity …

Longitudinal reciprocal relations among reading, executive function, and social-emotional skills: Maybe not for all.

Z Zhang, P Peng - Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
In this study, we investigated longitudinal reciprocal relations among reading, executive
function, and social-emotional skills in students from Grades 2 to 5, using the data set from …

The timing of executive function development is associated with growth in math achievement from preschool through second grade

SF Ahmed, J Montroy, L Skibbe, R Bowles… - Learning and …, 2023 - Elsevier
We examined whether the timing of executive function (EF) development was associated
with growth in children's math achievement across eight measurement occasions from …

The role of executive function in shaping the longitudinal stability of math achievement during early elementary grades

AD Ribner, SF Ahmed, D Miller-Cotto, A Ellis - Early Childhood Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
There is substantial rank-order stability in children's mathematical skills throughout
development. Research has shown that children who enter school with relatively low math …

Autonomic profiles and self‐regulation outcomes in early childhood

S Zeytinoglu, SD Calkins… - Developmental science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined autonomic profiles in preschoolers (N= 278, age= 4.7 years) and their
relations to self‐regulation outcomes concurrently and one year later, in kindergarten …

How do socioeconomic attainment gaps in early mathematical ability arise?

E James‐Brabham, T Loveridge, F Sella… - Child …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Socioeconomic attainment gaps in mathematical ability are evident before children begin
school, and widen over time. Little is known about why early attainment gaps emerge. Two …

Training Executive Functions Within the Mathematical Domain: A Pilot Study with an Integrated Digital‐Paper Procedure in Primary Second‐Grade

C Ruffini, C Chini, G Lombardi… - Mind, Brain, and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Interventions targeting cognitive control processes, such as Executive Functions (EF) have
recently been experimented to enhance early math skills. This pilot study explored the …