Longitudinal Associations Among Executive Function,Visuomotor Integration,and Achievement in a High‐Risk Sample |
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| Authors: | Laura L Brock Helyn Kim David W Grissmer |
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| Institution: | 1. College of Charleston;2. Brookings Institute;3. University of Virginia |
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| Abstract: | The present study examines cross‐lagged associations among executive function, visuomotor skills, and math and reading achievement from kindergarten to second grade. Both executive function and visuomotor integration tend to be delayed in socioeconomically disadvantaged children and can explain nearly half the achievement gap at kindergarten entry. Participants were 259 students enrolled in elementary schools serving predominantly low‐income communities with multiple sociodemographic risk factors. Executive function at multiple time points predicted reading and math achievement. However, visuomotor integration in kindergarten alone predicted later reading and math. Initially, math predicts later reading. Subsequently, reading predicts later math. |
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