Research has shown that cognitive flexibility plays a critical role in students' learning and
academic achievement. However, the unique contribution of cognitive flexibility to academic …

The term “executive function” has been used to describe several higher-order cognitive
processes. This study examined the processing speed, shifting, planning, and verbal fluency …

Writing is an important activity that involves many demanding processes. Given the
complexity and goal-directed nature of writing, this activity is heavily dependent on executive …

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the neurocognitive functioning of children with
developmental dyslexia (DD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method …

Learning to write is one of the great challenges children face in primary grades, requiring
both transcription skills (handwriting and spelling) and executive functions (EFs; working …

Research suggested that developing mindfulness skills in children improves proximal
outcomes, such as attention and executive functions, as well as distal outcomes, such as …

Executive dysfunction is an underlying characteristic of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD). Therefore, this study explored which measures of executive functions (EF) …

This study analysed the performance of phonological processing, the diagnostic accuracy
and the influence on reading in children who were native speakers of an orthography of …

A Portuguese sample of 50 children with developmental dyslexia (DD) and 50 typical
readers (TR) who were matched for age (8–12 years old) were tested on measures of …

Abstract The Toulouse-Piéron Cancelation Test (TP) is a classic psychometric tool for the
assessment of selective/sustained attention, processing speed and visuo-perceptual …