Executive Function in Early Childhood
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Reading Disability
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 4 – 9
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Other
- Participants needed
- 260 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University · Other
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About This Trial
Despite the fact that a substantial number of school age children struggle with both reading and math acquisition, the brain mechanisms of the overlapping aspects of reading and math skills, thought in part to be linked via executive functions (EF), have not been unpacked. This project will use a longitudinal design, following children from Kindergarten through 1st grade, to understand how the bra…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Children in Kindergarten (approximate ages 4-9 years)
2. Native English speakers
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Children not in Kindergarten at time of enrollment;
2. previous diagnosis of Intellectual Disability;
3. known uncorrectable visual impairment;
4. documented hearing impa…
Contacts
Lanier P Sachs, M.Ed.
615-936-1167
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