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Jessica M. Cassidy; Michael T. Willoughby – Child Development Perspectives, 2025
Early childhood is characterized by rapid increases in both motor skills and executive function skills. Rather than simply codeveloping, the development of motor and executive function skills may be linked causally. In this article, we introduce corticomuscular coherence as a paradigm for psychologists interested in testing mechanistic questions…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Psychomotor Skills, Executive Function, Skill Development
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Xin-Xin Huang; Li-Zhen Zheng; Qin-Fang Qian; Yan Huang; Yan-Xia Wang; Ping Ou – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2025
Background: In addition to attention and hyperactivity problems, children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have poorer organizational skills needed to manage time and materials. This study examines the improvement of organizational skills in children with ADHD by studying organizational skills training (OST). Methods: This was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Organizational Development, Time Management
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Brigid McNeill; Gail Gillon; Megan Gath; Lianne Woodward – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Early childhood is a critical period of language development. Yet less is known about how language growth relates to the development of phoneme awareness and cognitive flexibility during this period. Aims: To examine the longitudinal associations between growth in phonological awareness and cognitive flexibility from 4 to 5 years in…
Descriptors: Phonemic Awareness, Learning Trajectories, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition
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Abdul-Hakeem Imoro – Journal of Teaching and Learning, 2025
This study examined how faculty who teach in specialized undergraduate programs for autistic college students approach self-advocacy teaching. Test et al.'s (2005) conceptual framework of self-advocacy was used as a lens to investigate this topic. Through ten semistructured interviews, seven themes emerged to address two research questions: (a)…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Self Advocacy, College Faculty
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Alvin Vista; Helyn Kim – Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 2025
Objective: Measurement tools for children's foundational skills provide important insights towards the developmental mechanisms of these domains. This study examines the structure of sensorimotor, visuospatial processing (VP), executive function (EF) skills and their interrelationship. The NEPSY is a widely-used neuropsychological instrument, but…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Elementary School Students, Perceptual Motor Learning, Multisensory Learning
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Nikolaos Pellas – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2025
Tangible programming tools (TPTs) are promising teaching aids in programming courses due to their interactivity and ability to enhance early childhood students' computational thinking, spatial reasoning, and executive function skills. However, it remains unclear whether TPTs support these skills simultaneously. This study examines the impact of…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Spatial Ability, Executive Function