“…Children's EF ability also increases rapidly between the ages of three and four years, and is strongly linked to ToM development (Carlson & Moses, 2001;Shahaeian, Henry, Razmjoee, Teymoori, & Wang, 2015; see Devine & Hughes, 2014 for meta-analysis). EF, particularly working memory, is also important for reading comprehension, not only through its contribution to higher-order comprehension skills (Cain et al, 2004;Sesma, Mahone, Levine, Eason, & Cutting, 2009), but also through its contribution to emergent code-related skills (Blair & Razza, 2007; see Allan, Hume, Allan, Farrington, & Lonigan, 2014 for meta-analysis).…”