Frederick J. Morrison

17.5k total citations · 8 hit papers
129 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

About

Frederick J. Morrison is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Statistics and Probability. According to data from OpenAlex, Frederick J. Morrison has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Education, 64 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 24 papers in Statistics and Probability. Recurrent topics in Frederick J. Morrison's work include Early Childhood Education and Development (57 papers), Reading and Literacy Development (47 papers) and Parental Involvement in Education (27 papers). Frederick J. Morrison is often cited by papers focused on Early Childhood Education and Development (57 papers), Reading and Literacy Development (47 papers) and Parental Involvement in Education (27 papers). Frederick J. Morrison collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Frederick J. Morrison's co-authors include Megan M. McClelland, Carol McDonald Connor, Claire Cameron Ponitz, Abigail M. Jewkes, Jamaal S. Matthews, Claire E. Cameron, Alan C. Acock, Annemarie H. Hindman, Deborah L. Holmes and Barry Fishman and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Child Development.

In The Last Decade

Frederick J. Morrison

123 papers receiving 11.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Links between behavioral regulation and preschoolers' literacy, vocabulary, and math skills.

2007 1.1k citations Megan M. McClelland, Claire E. Cameron et al. Developmental Psychology profile →
A structured observation of behavioral self-regulation and its contribution to kindergarten outcomes.

2009 677 citations Claire Cameron Ponitz, Megan M. McClelland et al. Developmental Psychology profile →
Children at risk for early academic problems: the role of learning-related social skills

2000 569 citations Megan M. McClelland, Frederick J. Morrison et al. Early Childhood Research Quarterly profile →
The impact of kindergarten learning-related skills on academic trajectories at the end of elementary school

2006 560 citations Megan M. McClelland, Frederick J. Morrison et al. Early Childhood Research Quarterly profile →
Early gender differences in self-regulation and academic achievement.

2009 502 citations Jamaal S. Matthews, Claire Cameron Ponitz et al. profile →
Touch your toes! Developing a direct measure of behavioral regulation in early childhood

2007 469 citations Megan M. McClelland, Abigail M. Jewkes et al. Early Childhood Research Quarterly profile →
Fine Motor Skills and Executive Function Both Contribute to Kindergarten Achievement

2012 366 citations Claire E. Cameron, Laura L. Brock et al. Child Development profile →
The development of self-regulation across early childhood.

2016 351 citations Janelle J. Montroy, Ryan P. Bowles et al. Developmental Psychology profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Frederick J. Morrison	8.3k	5.9k	3.1k	1.7k	1.3k	129	12.2k
Christopher J. Lonigan	9.7k 1.2×	10.6k 1.8×	4.0k 1.3×	2.2k 1.3×	1.6k 1.3×	186	16.3k
Laura M. Justice	10.6k 1.3×	10.7k 1.8×	2.6k 0.8×	927 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	370	15.5k
Linda S. Pagani	5.4k 0.7×	2.3k 0.4×	2.5k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	371 0.3×	119	8.5k
Margo A. Mastropieri	5.6k 0.7×	5.8k 1.0×	1.8k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	1.8k 1.4×	210	10.3k
Stephen A. Petrill	2.3k 0.3×	2.2k 0.4×	2.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	170	7.2k
Michael T. Willoughby	3.4k 0.4×	2.2k 0.4×	4.7k 1.5×	585 0.3×	1.4k 1.1×	190	9.4k
Karen L. Bierman	5.5k 0.7×	2.5k 0.4×	6.7k 2.1×	463 0.3×	971 0.8×	167	11.3k
Patricia H. Miller	2.1k 0.3×	4.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.4×	738 0.4×	2.0k 1.6×	100	8.0k
Charles R. Greenwood	3.9k 0.5×	5.2k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	636 0.4×	1.4k 1.1×	181	7.7k
Thomas R. Kratochwill	3.2k 0.4×	7.5k 1.3×	5.7k 1.8×	918 0.5×	3.4k 2.7×	249	12.2k

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Morrison, Frederick J., et al.. (2025). Linking Self-Regulation Scaffolding to Early Math Achievement: Evidence from Chilean Preschools. Education Sciences. 15(11). 1426–1426.

Choi, Boin, Laura Kuhn, Jeong-Jin Kim, et al.. (2025). Executive function predicts academic and social skills in autistic kindergartners based on a multimodal approach. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 67(2). 225–237.

Ahmed, Sammy F., Janelle J. Montroy, Lori E. Skibbe, Ryan P. Bowles, & Frederick J. Morrison. (2022). The timing of executive function development is associated with growth in math achievement from preschool through second grade. Learning and Instruction. 83. 101713–101713. 5 indexed citations

Ellis, Alexa, Sammy F. Ahmed, Selin Zeytinoglu, et al.. (2021). Reciprocal associations between executive function and academic achievement: A conceptual replication of Schmitt et al. (2017). Journal of Numerical Cognition. 7(3). 453–472. 19 indexed citations

Connor, Carol McDonald, et al.. (2017). Using assessment to individualize early mathematics instruction. Journal of School Psychology. 66. 97–113. 41 indexed citations

Grammer, Jennie K., Melisa Carrasco, William J. Gehring, & Frederick J. Morrison. (2014). Age-related changes in error processing in young children: A school-based investigation. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 9. 93–105. 103 indexed citations

Bindman, Samantha W., Annemarie H. Hindman, Ryan P. Bowles, & Frederick J. Morrison. (2013). The contributions of parental management language to executive function in preschool children. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 28(3). 529–539. 58 indexed citations

Cameron, Claire E., et al.. (2012). Fine Motor Skills and Executive Function Both Contribute to Kindergarten Achievement. Child Development. 83(4). 1229–1244. 366 indexed citations breakdown →

Connor, Carol McDonald, Frederick J. Morrison, Christopher Schatschneider, et al.. (2011). Effective Classroom Instruction: Implications of Child Characteristics by Reading Instruction Interactions on First Graders’ Word Reading Achievement. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness. 4(3). 173–207. 66 indexed citations

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Morrison, Frederick J., et al.. (2010). The nature and impact of changes in home learning environment on development of language and academic skills in preschool children.. Developmental Psychology. 46(5). 1103–1118. 154 indexed citations

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Piasta, Shayne B., Carol McDonald Connor, Barry Fishman, & Frederick J. Morrison. (2009). Teachers' Knowledge of Literacy Concepts, Classroom Practices, and Student Reading Growth. Scientific Studies of Reading. 13(3). 224–248. 213 indexed citations

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Connor, Carol McDonald, Shayne B. Piasta, Barry Fishman, et al.. (2009). Individualizing Student Instruction Precisely: Effects of Child × Instruction Interactions on First Graders’ Literacy Development. Child Development. 80(1). 77–100. 227 indexed citations

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Ponitz, Claire Cameron, Megan M. McClelland, Jamaal S. Matthews, & Frederick J. Morrison. (2009). A structured observation of behavioral self-regulation and its contribution to kindergarten outcomes.. Developmental Psychology. 45(3). 605–619. 677 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ponitz, Claire Cameron, et al.. (2008). Age- and Schooling-Related Effects on Executive Functions in Young Children: A Natural Experiment. Child Neuropsychology. 14(6). 510–524. 85 indexed citations

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McClelland, Megan M., et al.. (2007). Links between behavioral regulation and preschoolers' literacy, vocabulary, and math skills.. Developmental Psychology. 43(4). 947–959. 1139 indexed citations breakdown →

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Komesaroff, Linda & Frederick J. Morrison. (2002). Shifting to more authentic language and literacy in the middle years. Deakin Research Online (Deakin University). 7(1). 18–21. 1 indexed citations

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Morrison, Frederick J., et al.. (1998). The Influence of Extended-Year Schooling on Growth of Achievement and Perceived Competence in Early Elementary School. Child Development. 69(2). 495–517. 28 indexed citations

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Griffin, Elizabeth & Frederick J. Morrison. (1997). The Unique Contribution of Home Literacy Environment to Differences in Early Literacy Skills¹. Early Child Development and Care. 127(1). 233–243. 200 indexed citations

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Cairns, Robert B., Robert B. Cairns, Urie Bronfenbrenner, et al.. (1996). Developmental Science. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 119 indexed citations

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Siegel, Linda S. & Frederick J. Morrison. (1985). Cognitive development in atypical children : progress in cognitive development research. Springer eBooks. 6 indexed citations

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