Investigation of The Relationship Between Symptoms of Learning Difficulty and Executive Functional Disorders in Preschool Children Cover Image

Okul Öncesi Çocukların Öğrenme Güçlüğü Belirtileriyle Yürütücü İşlev Bozuklukları Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi
Investigation of The Relationship Between Symptoms of Learning Difficulty and Executive Functional Disorders in Preschool Children

Author(s): Gökçen İlhan Ildiz, Yakup Burak
Subject(s): Sociology, Preschool education, Health and medicine and law, Sociology of Education, Pedagogy
Published by: Namık Kemal Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi
Keywords: Preschool; risk of learning difficulties; executive function Impairment;

Summary/Abstract: This research aims to investigate the relationship between early indicators of learning difficulties and executive function impairments in preschool children. The study, designed using a correlational research method, included 293 preschool children. To obtain demographic information about the children, a General Information Form was used. The Specific Learning Disorder Screening Scale Parent and Teacher Form (SLDSS) was employed to identify early indicators of learning difficulties in children, and the Childhood Executive Function Inventory (CEFI) was used to assess executive function impairments. The data obtained from the data collection instruments were tested using the Pearson correlation coefficient technique and multiple linear regression analysis. The analysis revealed a correlational relationship between working memory and inhibitory control impairments, which are components of executive function, and early indicators of learning difficulties. Furthermore, the predictive role of executive function impairments in combination was demonstrated in relation to early indicators of learning difficulties.

  • Issue Year: 11/2023
  • Issue No: 22
  • Page Range: 221-237
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Turkish