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LeFevre, Jo-Anne; Berrigan, Lindsay; Vendetti, Corrie; Kamawar, Deepthi; Bisanz, Jeffrey; Skwarchuk, Sheri-Lynn; Smith-Chant, Brenda L. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2013
We examined the role of executive attention, which encompasses the common aspects of executive function and executive working memory, in children's acquisition of two aspects of mathematical skill: (a) knowledge of the number system (e.g., place value) and of arithmetic procedures (e.g., multi-digit addition) and (b) arithmetic fluency (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Number Concepts, Number Systems, Executive Function
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Castles, Anne; Coltheart, Max; Wilson, Katherine; Valpied, Jodie; Wedgwood, Joanne – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2009
Knowledge of letter-sound correspondences underpins successful reading acquisition, and yet little is known about how young children acquire this knowledge and what prior information they bring to the learning process. In this study, we used an experimental training design to examine whether either prior letter awareness or prior phonemic…
Descriptors: Phonemics, Beginning Reading, Phonemic Awareness, Reading Ability
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Fisher, Mary Ann; And Others – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1973
This paper presents further data on the Moss-Harlow Effect, together with some new theory, supporting the conclusion that younger subjects prefer novelty more than do older children. (Author)
Descriptors: Child Psychology, Correlation, Discrimination Learning, Handicapped Children