The collaborative research of Ann Masten, Professor, Stephanie Carlson, Associate Professor, and Phil Zelazo, Professor, all at the Institute of Child Development, was highlighted in Simon Says: Minnesota research focuses on helping homeless kids learn, which appeared in The Twin Cities Daily Planet on January 29, 2012. With a recent grant from the National Center for Education Research, Masten, Carlson, and Zelazo have been working on developing kindergarten readiness programs that focus on development of executive function skills.