Valentina De Franchis|Maria Carmen Usai|Paola Viterbori|Laura Traverso
Preschool executive functioning and literacy achievement in Grades 1 and 3 of primary school: A longitudinal study
Istituto Giannina Gaslini|University of Genoa|University of Genoa|University of Genoa
longitudinal study examines extent selected components executive function ef measured preschool children predict several indices literacyrelated achievement primary school controlling general intellectual functioning maternal education six ef measures assessed sample 5yearold children n 175 literacy achievement readingspelling reading comprehension children tested grades 1 3 using previous results obtained sample children usai viterbori traverso de franchis 2014 two ef components inhibition working memoryflexibility obtained means confirmatory factor analysis full structural equation model used test hypothesis two ef components predict literacy achievement grades 1 3 results indicate whereas reading comprehension uniquely predicted wmflexibility factor grade 3 ef uniquely predict readingspelling factor either grade