Clancy Blair|C. Cybele Raver
Closing the Achievement Gap through Modification of Neurocognitive and Neuroendocrine Function: Results from a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of an Innovative Approach to the Education of Children in Kindergarten
New York University|New York University
effective early education essential academic achievement positive life outcomes particularly children poverty advances neuroscience suggest focus selfregulation education enhance childrens engagement learning establish beneficial academic trajectories early elementary grades experimentally evaluate innovative approach education children kindergarten embeds support selfregulation particularly executive functions literacy mathematics science learning activities results cluster randomized controlled trial involving 29 schools 79 classrooms 759 children indicated positive effects executive functions reasoning ability control attention levels salivary cortisol alpha amylase results also demonstrated improvements reading vocabulary mathematics end kindergarten increased first grade number effects specific highpoverty schools suggesting focus executive functions associated aspects selfregulation early elementary education holds promise closing achievement gap