Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Relation between Sleep and Learning in Early Development Advances in Child Development and Behavior Series

Introduction

1. Introduction to Volume Sarah Berger and Anat Scher

2. The relation between sleep and neurocognitive development in infancy and early childhood: A neuroscience perspective Consuelo Basile, Federica Gigliotti, Serena Cesario, Oliviero Bruni

Sleep, Learning, Memory and Executive Functioning in Infancy and Early Childhood

3. The effect of napping and night-time sleep on memory in infants Carolin Konrad and Sabine Seehagen

4. Newly walking infants’ night sleep impacts next day learning and problem solving Melissa Horger, Aaron DeMasi, Angelina Marie Allia, Anat Scher and Sarah Berger

5. The Contribution of Good Sleep to Working Memory in Preschool: A matter of sleep quality or duration? Maayan Peled and Anat Scher

6. Sleep and self-regulation in early childhood Reagan S. Breitenstein, Caroline P. Hoyniak, Maureen E. McQuillan and John E. Bates

7. The role of naps in memory and executive functioning in early childhood Rebecca Spencer

8. Sleep development in preschool predicts executive functioning in early elementary school Annie Bernier, Catherine Cimon-Paquet and Émilie Tétreault

9. Individual Differences in the Effects of Child Sleep Problems on Early Executive Functioning Timothy D. Nelson, Anna Johnson, Erin L. Ramsdell and Rebecca L. Brock

Sleep and Learning in Special Populations

10. Neonatal Sleep Development and Early Learning in Infants with Prenatal Opioid Exposure Marie J. Hayes, Beth Logan, Nicole A. Heller, Hira Shrestha, Katrina M. Daigle, Mark Brown, Jonathan Paul and Deborah G. Morrison

11. Sleep’s role in memory consolidation: What can we learn from atypical development? Jamie Edgin and Angela F. Lukowski

12. Sleep-related learning in Williams Syndrome and Down's Syndrome Dagmara Dimitriou and Elizabeth J. Halstead

13. Sleep, Cognition and Executive Functioning in Young Children with Cerebral Palsy Andrea Freeman Duncan and Nathalie Maitre

Conclusion

14. Conclusions and Implications for Early Intervention Regina T. Harbourne

• Covers the relationship between sleep and learning in infancy and early childhood
• Provides an interdisciplinary exchange of approaches and perspectives among scholars of sleep and learning
• Presents the implications of the relationship between sleep and learning for research and practice