I don't think that's what the article is saying at all. EF is not some supposedly innate ability, such as IQ. It's rather a skill that can be taught, and the

I don't think that's what the article is saying at all. EF is not some supposedly innate ability, such as IQ. It's rather a skill that can be taught, and the actuall measured EF is just a way of examining how well the teaching of the skill is going. This gives teachers another tool in the toolbox, to work with those students that are difficult to teach - specifically, give them extra training to improve their EF. Of course, my fad detectors were going off big time reading the article. I think I'd like to see some data on whether this produces longterm benefits before jumping on the bandwagon. Otherwise it might just be nothing more than showing that kids that get extra attention - such as those in a research study - do better in the short term, something that we know already. I think perhaps the most interesting aspect of the article is that this potentially gives preschool teachers something actually useful that they can teach to their students, something that could aid the students when "big school" begins :-)