In the present meta-analysis all available evidence regarding the efficacy of different
behavioral interventions for children's executive function skills were synthesized. After a …

Pretend play has been claimed to be crucial to children's healthy development. Here we
examine evidence for this position versus 2 alternatives: Pretend play is 1 of many routes to …

Review of the evidence on, and fundamental questions about, efforts to improve executive
functions, including working memory Page 166 8 Review of the Evidence on, and Fundamental …

Introduction: Executive function (EF) skills emerge in infancy and typically become more
effective and efficient throughout childhood and adolescence and into early adulthood …

Metacognition comprises both the ability to be aware of one's cognitive processes
(metacognitive knowledge) and to regulate them (metacognitive control). Research in …

This study assessed 562 four-year-old children at the beginning and end of their
prekindergarten (pre-k) year and followed them to the end of kindergarten. At each time …

Although there has been much recent attention to young children's development of
executive function and early mathematics, few studies have integrated the two. Here we …

Traditional American schooling is in constant crisis because it is based on two poor models
for children's learning: the school as a factory and the child as a blank slate. School reforms …

Although Montessori education is often considered a form of playful learning, Maria
Montessori herself spoke negatively about a major component of playful learning--pretend …

We have many reasons to invest in preschool programs, including persistent gaps in school
readiness between children from poorer and wealthier families, large increases in maternal …