Development of Executive Functioning

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Development of Executive Functioning
Main Points (3)

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1. Executive functioning can be thought of as 3 distinct, interrelated processes: Working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility
2. Children make rapid gains in executive functioning skills by the time they reach kindergarten as their prefrontal cortex develops
3. 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

Main question/problem

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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