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Cortes, Robert A.; Green, Adam E.; Barr, Rachel F.; Ryan, Rebecca M. – Developmental Psychology, 2022
Extensive evidence and theory suggest that the development of motor skills during infancy and early childhood initiates a "developmental cascade" for cognitive abilities, such as reading and math. Motor skills are closely connected with the development of spatial cognition, an ability that supports deductive reasoning. Despite the…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Preschool Children, Infants, Toddlers
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Dale, Philip S.; Harlaar, Nicole; Plomin, Robert – Language Learning, 2012
Variability in achievement across learners is a hallmark of second language (L2) learning, especially in academic-based learning. The Twins Early Development Study (TEDS), based on a large, population-representative sample in the United Kingdom, provides the first opportunity to examine individual differences in second language achievement in a…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Twins, Structural Equation Models, Second Language Learning