Development of Executive Functioning Flashcards
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Development of Executive Functioning Main Points (3)
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- Executive functioning can be thought of as 3 distinct, interrelated processes: Working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility
- Children make rapid gains in executive functioning skills by the time they reach kindergarten as their prefrontal cortex develops
- We can measure these changes with a number of different techniques and find that children with strong executive functioning skills have greater academic achievement
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Development of Executive Functioning
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What is executive functioning? How does it develop? And why is it important to measure executive functioning in early childhood?
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Development of Executive Functioning
Next Questions/Problems to be addressed
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What interventions can be developed to improve children’s executive functioning skills?
Executive interventions designed to improve children’s executive functioning might also help to improve children’s academic achievement