Executive Functions
Success is achieved not only when students know what to do, but they do what they know. This knowledge is a core capability called executive functioning. While many students possess the cognitive, verbal, reading, writing, and math abilities, along with the necessary background knowledge to process new learning, some need help activating and coordinating their executive function skills to organize, pay attention, and apply this new learning effectively.
Rather than addressing Executive Functions with accommodations, we view Executive Functions as SKILL AREAS we can DEVELOP in children. This development will lead to greater independence and consistent application of their skills both in and out of the classroom.
Through our training model, participants become proficient in identifying executive functions and their roles in a child’s education and adept at helping students become more aware of these behaviors. Through direct instruction and daily practice, students learn to recognize their strengths and challenges, understand where these skills are applied, and discover strategies to use when each skill is needed.
Executive Functioning Workshop Sessions
- Helping Your Students Find Success: An Executive Functioning Workshop Series for Educators
- Executive Functions, Literacy and the A-Team: How leveraging brain science and EF can benefit all learners