The Effects of the Word of Wisdom Meditation Technique on the Development of Executive Function Skills in Early Childhood Education

This theory-based paper examines the definition of Executive Functioning (EF) skills, their importance in the early childhood classroom and how to aid in their natural development. The Word of Wisdom meditation technique is considered as a viable alternative to increase the natural development of EF skills in early childhood.

Do Syllable Count and Word Frequency Differ Significantly in Easy and Difficult Reading Comprehension Items?

This study investigated the effect of the number of syllables and the word frequency of the words in the reading passages, the question stems, and the answer options of easy and difficult reading comprehension items. Significant differences were found for the easy and difficult items.