Crane Research Forums Spring 2022: Executive Functions and Academic Outcomes (Virtual)

When: Wednesday, March 2 from Noon to 1 p.m. 

Where: Online via Zoom

Each semester, the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy features research on emerging or key topics affecting children. The Spring 2022 line-up seeks to further our understanding on how to improve academic outcomes for all children as well as how the pandemic is impacting families of young children. These virtual events are free and open to all, but registration is required.

Executive functions are one of the most investigated variables in both cognitive science and education given its high correlation with numerous academic outcomes. Given its moderate relationship with reading and mathematics, some efforts have ensued to train executive functions in hopes that these trainings would translate to improved skills in domain specific areas, like reading and mathematics. Hear Dr. Dana Miller-Cotto present on prior and current work demonstrating the relations between reading and executive functions as well as mathematics and executive functions in children from kindergarten to third grade. During this forum, she will also theorize why these relations may exist for all children with and without learning difficulties and provide insights on what findings from executive function trainings may tell us about these skills.

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