Executive Function in the Classroom Practical Strategies for Improving Performance and Enhancing Skills for All Students

Name: Executive Function in the Classroom Practical Strategies for Improving Performance and Enhancing Skills for All Students
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ISBN: 9781598570946

ISBN-10: 1598570943

ISBN-13: 9781598570946

Edition: 2010

Authors: Christopher Kaufman

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Students with strong executive function skills hold the keys to school and social success¿from attention and impulse control to time management and organization. Now K¿12 teachers have a practical, highly readable guide to enhancing these critical skills for all students, with and without learning disabilities. Through the author's memorable metaphors, classroom examples, and crystal-clear explanations of brain functioning, teachers will immediately grasp what executive function is and how it affects their students' learning and behavior. Then they'll get the explicit, research-based guidance they need to improve executive function skills in reading, math, and writing, choose effective…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Brookes Publishing
Publication date: 5/18/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



About the Author


Acknowledgments



Executive Function in a Nutshell: The Core Concepts



The Development of Executive Skills: Learning to Stop and Think



The Neurology of Self-Regulation: Executive Function and the Brain



Beyond Neuropsychological Testing: What Teachers Should Know About the Assessment of Executive Function



Moving the Frontal Lobe to the Front of the Class: Seven Core Strategies for Helping Students with Executive Function Challenges



Keeping Words and Meaning in Mind: The Impact of Executive Skill on Reading



From Brain to Paper: The Executive Foundations of Writing



Bringing Numbers into Focus: Executive Function and Mathematics



Surviving the Paper Chase: Organization, Study Skills, and Time Management



Unfiltered Comments, Unchecked Actions: Executive Dysfunction and Social Learning Difficulties


Study Guide


References


Index