Untangling Chinese preschoolers’ early writing development: associations among early reading, executive functioning, and early writing skills

Despite a growing body of literature in English-speaking contexts documenting associations among children’s early reading, executive function (EF), and early writing development, relatively few studies investigate the development of these skills in young Chinese children. Utilizing a longitudinal research design, this study followed 84 Chinese children (M = 4.16 years, SD = 0.67) over the preschool year and investigated concurrent and...