Executive function (EF) skills are neurocognitive skills that support the reflective, top-down
coordination and control of other brain functions, and there is neural and behavioral …

Executive function and metacognition are higher-order cognitive processes that undergo
steady improvements throughout childhood. They are highly relevant to daily functioning in …

Research on executive function in early childhood has flourished in recent years. Much of
this work is premised on a view of development of executive function as the emergence of a …

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 …

Key executive function (EF) skills (cognitive flexibility, working memory, inhibitory control)
are essential for goal-directed problem solving and reflective learning. This article describes …

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

In the present meta-analysis we examined the near-and far-transfer effects of training
components of children's executive functions skills: working memory, inhibitory control, and …

Young children who enter school without sufficient social and emotional learning (SEL) skills
may have a hard time learning. Yet early childhood educators say they don't get enough …

Cognitive flexibility, the ability to flexibly switch between tasks, is a core dimension of
executive functions (EFs) allowing to control actions and to adapt flexibly to changing …

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 …