Predictive links among vocabulary, mathematical language, and executive functioning in preschoolers

The primary aim of the current study was to identify the predictive relations of both vocabulary and mathematical language to executive functioning (EF) development using a sample of 558 preschool children (Mage = 57.75 months, SD = 3.71). Monthly family income ranged from 0 to 539 (M = 1508.18, SD = 92.92). Among the sample, 44% of the children were African American, 32% were Caucasian, 12% were Hispanic, 11% were multiracial, and 1% were...