Karen L. Bierman|Robert L. Nix|Mark T. Greenberg|Clancy Blair|Celene E. Domitrovich
Executive functions and school readiness intervention: Impact, moderation, and mediation in the Head Start REDI program
Pennsylvania State University|Pennsylvania State University|Pennsylvania State University|Pennsylvania State University|Pennsylvania State University
abstract despite potentially central role fostering school readiness executive function ef skills received little explicit attention design evaluation school readiness interventions socioeconomically disadvantaged children present study examined set five ef measures context randomizedcontrolled trial researchbased intervention integrated head start programs head start redi three hundred fiftysix 4yearold children 17 hispanic 25 african american 54 girls followed course prekindergarten year initial ef predicted gains cognitive socialemotional skills moderated impact head start redi intervention outcomes redi intervention promoted gains two ef measures partially mediated intervention effects school readiness discuss importance study neurobiological bases school readiness implications intervention design value incorporating markers neurobiological processes school readiness interventions