Laura Traverso|Paola Viterbori|Maria Carmen Usai
Effectiveness of an Executive Function Training in Italian Preschool Educational Services and Far Transfer Effects to Pre-academic Skills
University of Genoa|University of Genoa|University of Genoa
study examine effectiveness far transfer effects training found effective promoting executive function ef sample 5yearold children traverso et al 2015 contrast traverso et al 2015 intervention administered regular teachers verify ecological validity far transfer assessed evaluating training effects preacademic skills 126 children attending last year italian preschool educational services took part study mainly 5yearold children pre posttest assessments conducted using large ef preacademic skill task battery results indicate experimental group outperformed control group interference suppression composite score moreover significant far transfer effects preacademic skills literacy domain found addition found improvement pre academic skills literacy math domains mediated improvement interference suppression score results suggest possibility intervention may easily implemented context educational services promote ef preschool period entry primary school