PED618B Practicum B

Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University.(2011). Building the Brain’s “Air Traffic Control” System: How Early Experiences Shape the Development of Executive Function: Working Paper No. 11. Retrieved from www.developingchild.harvard.edu.

Jacob, & Parkinson, J. (2015). The Potential for School-Based Interventions That Target Executive Function to Improve Academic Achievement: A Review. Review of Educational Research, 85(4), 512–552. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654314561338
This peer-reviewed journal article uses meta-analytic procedures to determine whether or not interventions targeting executive skills are effective in improving academic achievement.

How to ADHD. (2021). What is executive function and why do we need it? [Video]. Youtube.

AANE. (2020). Understanding executive functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorders [Video]. Youtube.

Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (2014). Enhancing and practicing executive function skills with children from infancy to adolescence. Retrieved from www.developingchild.harvard.edu.

Aben, Stapert, S., & Blokland, A. (2012). About the distinction between working memory and short-term memory. Frontiers in Psychology, 3, 301–301. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00301
This article reviews the similarities and differences between working memory and short-term memory.

Locascio, Mahone, E. M., Eason, S. H., & Cutting, L. E. (2010). Executive dysfunction among children with reading comprehension deficits. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 43(5), 441–454. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022219409355476
This research study examined the relationship between executive skills and reading comprehension, when fluency and phonological awareness were controlled. Results indicated a link between executive dysfunction and poor reading comprehension, specifically in the area of poor strategi planning and organization.

Edutopia. (2021). Bolstering executive function in middle and high school students. Edutopia.

Terada, Y. (2019, February 27). The key to effective classroom management. Edutopia.