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Focus and Planning Skills Can Be Improved Before a Child Enters School
Publication Date: January 2008
Publisher(s): National Scientific Council on the Developing Child
Funder(s): John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Funder(s): John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Special Collection: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Topic: Population and demographics (Children and youth)
Keywords: Brain development; Early childhood education; Child development
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
This study’s findings suggest that focusing attention on executive function skills in the formative developmental period for preschool age children, through a curriculum incorporating noncognitive skill development like the “Tools of the Mind” curriculum, can be helpful and may also improve the development of more traditional academic skills.