What parents can take from this research
The ability to hold a goal, switch perspective and resist distractions is connected with learning across more than one school subject.
What the research found
Working memory, cognitive flexibility and inhibitory control in kindergarten predicted later reading, mathematics and science achievement in a large longitudinal sample.
Full citation
Paul L. Morgan et al. (2019). Kindergarten children's executive functions predict their second-grade academic achievement and behavior. Child Development. DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13095.
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