Abilità di base nell’area alfabetica e matematica: il ruolo delle funzioni esecutive

This study is aimed to examine the role of Executive Function (EF) in emerging math and literacy ability in 5-to-6 years old children attending the last year of kindergarten. Some aspects of EF in preschool have been found related to succeeding measures of academic ability, suggesting a close and specific relationship between EF during preschool period and early academic achievement (Blair, Razza, 2007). 76 children were evaluated during their last year of kindergarten. Every child was evaluated on a comprehensive battery of 7 tests assessing different cognitive abilities related to EF and on a battery assessing emerging literacy and math abilities. Some EF measures assessed in preschool were found to be associated with early literacy and mathematics achievement.