Executive Functions and Writing
Executive functions are a set of cognitive processes we use to act on information, manage resources, and plan and monitor our own behaviour, all with the aim of achieving an end goal. These are skills that develop from infancy. While 'reading' has been extensively studied in psychology literature, 'writing' has been somewhat neglected, despite a lack of capability in this area being linked to poverty and social exclusion. This book is the first comprehensive and state-of-the-art review of the relationship between executive function skills and writing. It explores its role across the lifespan, addressing all groups of writers, from children and those with learning and language difficulties, to adults and elders. It considers theoretical viewpoints, assessment and methodological issues, and developmental disorders, and closes with insightful commentary chapters that draw future directions for investigating executive functions. Written by internationally recognized scholars in the field, this is a new and innovative contribution which will provide essential reading among researchers, educators, and graduate students interested in understanding the cognitive underpinnings of writing throughout the lifespan
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Executive Functions and Writing
Executive functions are a set of cognitive processes we use to act on information, manage resources, and plan and monitor our own behaviour, all with the aim of achieving an end goal. These are skills that develop from infancy. While 'reading' has been extensively studied in psychology literature, 'writing' has been somewhat neglected, despite a lack of capability in this area being linked to poverty and social exclusion. This book is the first comprehensive and state-of-the-art review of the relationship between executive function skills and writing. It explores its role across the lifespan, addressing all groups of writers, from children and those with learning and language difficulties, to adults and elders. It considers theoretical viewpoints, assessment and methodological issues, and developmental disorders, and closes with insightful commentary chapters that draw future directions for investigating executive functions. Written by internationally recognized scholars in the field, this is a new and innovative contribution which will provide essential reading among researchers, educators, and graduate students interested in understanding the cognitive underpinnings of writing throughout the lifespan
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Executive functions are a set of cognitive processes we use to act on information, manage resources, and plan and monitor our own behaviour, all with the aim of achieving an end goal. These are skills that develop from infancy. While 'reading' has been extensively studied in psychology literature, 'writing' has been somewhat neglected, despite a lack of capability in this area being linked to poverty and social exclusion. This book is the first comprehensive and state-of-the-art review of the relationship between executive function skills and writing. It explores its role across the lifespan, addressing all groups of writers, from children and those with learning and language difficulties, to adults and elders. It considers theoretical viewpoints, assessment and methodological issues, and developmental disorders, and closes with insightful commentary chapters that draw future directions for investigating executive functions. Written by internationally recognized scholars in the field, this is a new and innovative contribution which will provide essential reading among researchers, educators, and graduate students interested in understanding the cognitive underpinnings of writing throughout the lifespan

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780192608932
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication date: 06/30/2021
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 336
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Teresa Limpo is Assistant Professor at the University of Porto, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences (Portugal). Her main research interest focuses on the study of the cognitive and non-cognitive factors involved in youngsters' acquisition and development of academic competences. She is author of several articles examining the cognitive and motivational processes involved in the academic skill of writing. Thierry Olive is senior Research Scientist at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS, France). He carries out research in experimental psychology to understand the capacity of individuals to produce written language. His research investigates the cognitive underpinnings of writing in skilled adult and in children learning to write. He also studies digital writing tools. He has published numerous articles, chapters, books, and special issues on cognition and writing.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction1.. Why should we be looking at the relationship between executive functions and writing?, Teresa Limpo and Thierry Olive2. Models of executive functions and writing2.. Current issues in the conceptualization and measurement of executive function skills, Michael Willoughby and Kesha Hudson3.. Executive control and the Writer(s)-Within-Community model, Steve Graham3. Methods for assessing executive functions and writing4.. Assessment of executive functions in children, Helen St Clair-Thompson and Yunhong Wen5.. Capturing the challenges in assessing writing: Development and writing dimensions, Julie E. Dockrell and Vincent Connelly4. Executive functions and writing across the lifespan6.. Executive functions and writing skills in children and adolescents: Developmental associations and dissociations, Stephen R. Hooper, Lara Costa, Edmund Fernandez, Alexandra Barker, Courtney Valdes, Stephanie Catlett and Melissa Green7.. How do executive functions issues affect writing in students with neurodevelopmental disorders?, Marisa Filipe8.. Promoting executive functions during the writing process, Linda Mason and Stacie Brady9.. Executive functions in skilled writers, Thierry Olive10.. The aging writer, São Luís Castro and Regina Abreu5. Conclusions and future directions11.. Broader approaches to defining, assessing, and strengthening executive control in writing, George McCLoskey12.. Executive functions: Rediscovering their roots with the help of writing, George Georgiou13.. The future role of executive functions in education: From acquisition to knowledge and effective application, Sam Goldstein and Keith D. McGoldrick
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