TY - JOUR
T1 - Executive function and early childhood education
AU - Blair, Clancy
N1 - Funding Information:
Support for this research was provided by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grants R01 HD51502 and P01 HD39667 with co-funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse , by Institute of Education Sciences grants R305A100058 and R324A120033 , and by grant 90YR0057 from the US Administration for Children and Families .
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PY - 2016/8/1
Y1 - 2016/8/1
N2 - Executive function, a term encompassing domain general cognitive processes associated with working memory, inhibitory control, and the flexible shifting of attention is widely studied in research in neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience. Only within the last two decades have researchers examined the development of these cognitive abilities in typical child populations. A growing body of research indicates that executive function abilities develop rapidly in early childhood, are important contributors to school readiness and early school success, and are highly relevant to early educational programs for children in poverty.
AB - Executive function, a term encompassing domain general cognitive processes associated with working memory, inhibitory control, and the flexible shifting of attention is widely studied in research in neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience. Only within the last two decades have researchers examined the development of these cognitive abilities in typical child populations. A growing body of research indicates that executive function abilities develop rapidly in early childhood, are important contributors to school readiness and early school success, and are highly relevant to early educational programs for children in poverty.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cobeha.2016.05.009
DO - 10.1016/j.cobeha.2016.05.009
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84973325989
VL - 10
SP - 102
EP - 107
JO - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
JF - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
SN - 2352-1546
ER -