Date of Award
Summer 7-26-2021
Document Type
Project (696 or 796 registration)
Degree Name
Master of Science in Special Education
Department
Graduate Studies
Committee Chair
- Jed Locquiao
Keywords
working memory, Cognitive Flexibility, inhibitory control
Abstract
Executive function is a very key component of development. Awareness of executive function has become more prominent in education. Research has been able to determine how the executive function develops in children versus adults. Specific areas of executive function have been identified. When the area was identified and how they influence behavior, interventions and strategies could be developed to counter the deficit. In the education world, assessing students with the purpose of identifying the deficits was difficult. Administering assessment naturally took care of the need for EF skills. New assessments needed to be developed. Companies have made those developments. Affective interventions for executive function have been developed. They are successfully implemented. Affective interventions for reading deficits have been successful. Data has been collected on both individually. Research needs to combine the interventions on both working together.
Recommended Citation
Harthun, Abegail, "Executive Function: What It Is and How It Affects Reading Comprehension" (2021). Dissertations, Theses, and Projects. 569.
https://red.mnstate.edu/thesis/569
Included in
Disability and Equity in Education Commons, Elementary Education Commons, Special Education and Teaching Commons