The Development of Executive Functions in Early Childhood

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Type:
  Training
Duration:
45 minutes
CE credits:
1.0 CEs
Presented by:
UCLA Child & Youth Behavioral Health Center of Excellence
Featuring:
Jennie Grammer, PhD
Series:
Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (STAR) Seminars
Relevant categories:
Behavioral Health Birth to Five Early Education
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Overview

Executive functioning is cognitive skills utilized for purposeful, future-oriented behavior, that underlie flexible adaptation to changing task demands, including regulation of attention, inhibition of inappropriate responses, and coordination of information in working memory. Identify how to support the development of these skills in young children.

Recorded on: 2/20/2019

  Keywords: behavior, child, development, early childhood, preschool, social emotional learning
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Learning objectives

  • How do experiences in home and school promote the emergence and refinement of children’s cognitive skills?
  • How do experiences in home and school affect a child’s working memory?
  • How is the development of executive function impacted by negative contextual experiences in school?

Professional credit

  • This activity offers the following types of credit: APA
  • 1.0 CEs are available.

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