2024
Screens and Preschools: The Bilingual English Language Learner Assessment as a Curriculum-Compliant Digital Application
Kilani H, Markov I, Francis D, Grigorenko E. Screens and Preschools: The Bilingual English Language Learner Assessment as a Curriculum-Compliant Digital Application. Children 2024, 11: 914. PMID: 39201849, PMCID: PMC11352413, DOI: 10.3390/children11080914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLearner assessmentCognitive developmentEarly childhood educationEarly Childhood AssessmentDigital assessment toolsChildhood educationEarly numeracyChildhood assessmentSocial/emotional developmentPreschool-aged childrenEarly learningGender biasEducational requirementsDigital toolsEvidence-based assessmentPreschool childrenEducationPreschoolGrowing body of literatureBody of literatureDigital media useBilingualsDigital applicationsChildrenSignificant gender bias
2012
The COMT Val/Met polymorphism is associated with reading‐related skills and consistent patterns of functional neural activation
Landi N, Frost SJ, Mencl WE, Preston JL, Jacobsen LK, Lee M, Yrigollen C, Pugh KR, Grigorenko EL. The COMT Val/Met polymorphism is associated with reading‐related skills and consistent patterns of functional neural activation. Developmental Science 2012, 16: 13-23. PMID: 23278923, PMCID: PMC3655431, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2012.01180.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional neural activationCOMT Val/Met polymorphismVal/Met polymorphismNeural activationReading-related skillsHigher-order cognitionMet polymorphismGood readersReading measuresReading skillsAdequate intelligenceCognitionSkillsCOMT geneBroad effectsIndividualsConsistent patternIntelligenceReadingChildrenAdultsDisabilityMeasuresRs4680Substantial portion