ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Relations between Executive Functions, Early Literacy, Mathematics, and Patterning
- Mehreen Hassan
George Mason University - Jihyae Cho
George Mason University - Hao Lyu
George Mason University - Deborah Gallington
George Mason University - Lauren Strauss
George Mason University - Julie Kidd
George Mason University - Robert Pasnak
George Mason University
Abstract
Measures of executive functions (thinking abilities), understanding of patterns, early mathematics, and early literacy (letter-sound knowledge) were administered to 187 kindergartners (5-year-olds) from economically disadvantaged and immigrant families. The executive functions were related to each other and to understanding patterns. Early mathematics and literacy were related to all of these
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