edited by S. Kenneth Thurman and Catherine A. Fiorello
New York :
Routledge,
2008
xi, 308 p. :
ill. ;
23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Cognition in the early elementary classroom / Mary C. McKenna, Erin K. Jurgensen, and S. Kenneth Thurman -- Working memory and classroom learning / Susan E. Gathercole and Tracy Packiam Alloway -- Executive function, school readiness and school achievement / Ulrich Muller, Dana Lieberman, Douglas Frye and Philip David Zelazo -- Theory of mind, understanding teaching and early childhood education / Douglas Frye and Zhenlin Wang -- Translating cognitive science to the classroom : the role of phonological sensitivity and vocabulary in the development of early literacy skills / James P. Byrnes and Barbara A. Wasik -- Validating individual differences through examination of converging psychometric and neuropsychological models of cognitive functioning / Catherine A. Fiorello, James B. Hale, Lindsey E. Snyder, Elizabeth Forrest and Annemarie Teodori -- Data collection methods : potential pitfalls when implementing early reading programs as educational interventions / Gary D. Phye -- Experimental approaches for overcoming practical challenges of classroom research / Sharon M. Carver -- Bridging the gap between psychological science and educational policy and practice / Gregory White, Gwen Frishkoff, and Merry Bullock -- Issues and concerns in conducting applied cognitive research / Kenneth Thurman and Marissa H. Kiepert