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Session Type: Paper Symposium
Young children’s self-regulation and executive function (EF) skills have been identified as important predictors for successful school adjustment throughout the school years. Current research has an increased interest in feasible school-based and parent-training interventions that can facilitate improvements in children’s self-regulation and EF. This symposium brings together three studies evaluating efficacy of EF-focused interventions at different stages of development.
Study 1 examined the cost-effectiveness of an early childhood self-regulation intervention Red Light Purple Light (RLPL) via three models of delivery: Model 1: trained research assistants (RAs; n = 276 children); Model 2: RAs trained trainers (n = 125 children); Model 3: program faculty trained teachers (n = 157 children). Model 2 was most effective and a cost of $23 per child was associated with a one-unit increase in effect size on self-regulation scores.
Study 2 evaluated the efficacy of a block play intervention on children’s EF and mathematics skills in a low-income sample of n =230 preschool-age children who were randomly assigned to an unstructured (n = 70), semi-structured (n = 72) block play or business-as-usual (n = 89) condition. The results indicate that block play, when used intentionally in classrooms, can strengthen EF and geometry skills in preschool children.
Study 3 evaluated a widely disseminated Boys Town Common Sense Parenting (CSP) parent training program for its effectiveness in improving EF skills in parents and children. Preliminary examination revealed a slight decline in EF deficits post-CSP in parents (n=23) and children; and 30 days after completing CSP in parents.
Cost-effectiveness of Different Models of the Red Light, Purple Light! Self-Regulation Intervention - Presenting Author: Shauna L Tominey, Oregon State University - Corvallis; Tao Li; Alexis Tracy; Megan M McClelland, Oregon State University - Corvallis
Examining Causal Connections Between Block Play, Mathematics, and Executive Function - Presenting Author: Sara Anne Schmitt, University of Oregon; David James Purpura, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robert Duncan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lindsey Bryant, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tracy Zehner, University of Oregon, Eugene; Brianna Devlin, University of Oregon; Elyssa A Geer, University of Oregon; Tanya Maria Paes, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Memphis
Evaluating Effects of Boys Town Common Sense Parenting Program on Parent and Child Executive Function - Presenting Author: Irina Patwardhan, Boys Town National Research Hospital; Ashlee Mitchell; Mary Beth Chmelka; Bridgit Barnes, Boys Town; Patrick Tyler, Boys Town National Research Institute