The Executive Function Guidebook (eBook)

Introduction
Chapter 1
Reader Outcomes
What Is Executive Functioning (EF)?
How do ALL Students Benefit from Executive Function Skill Training?
Executive Function Skills Training
Assessment
What Is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?
Metacognition
Considering Executive Functions, Metacognition, UDL and Learning
Supportive Technologies
The 7-Step Model for Executive Function Skills Training
Examining Each of the 7-Steps in Detail
Conclusion
What Happens Then?
Think About
Chapter 2 - Working Memeory
Reader Outcomes
What is Working Memory?
What Does a Deficit Look Like?
How Does a Difficulty in this EF Area Impact Student Achievement?
Supportive Technology
Supportive Strategies With Cards
Case Study: Amanda
The 7-Step Model
Summary, What Happens Then?, and Practice
Chapter 3 Prioritizing, Organizing, Sequencing, Managing Time, and Planning
Reader Outcomes
What is Prioritizing, Organizing, Sequencing, Managing Time, and Planning?
What Does a Deficit Look Like?
How Does a Difficulty in this EF Area Impact Student Achievement?
Supportive Technologies
Supportive Strategies With Cards for Prioritizing, Organizing, Sequencing, Managing Time, and Planning
Case Study: Amanda
The 7-Step Model
Summary, What Happens Then?, and Practice
Chapter 4 - Attending, Initiating, and Focusing
Reader Outcomes
What is Attending, Initiating, and Focusing?
What Does a Deficit Look Like?
How Does a Difficulty in this EF Area Impact Student Achievement?
Supportive Technologies
Supportive Strategies With Cards for Attending, Initiating, and Focusing
Case Study: Carlos
The 7-Step Model
Summary, What Happens Then?, and Practice
Chapter 5 - Social/Emotional and Inhibiting
Reader Outcomes
What is Social/Emotional and Inhibiting?
What Does a Deficit Look Like?
How Does a Difficulty in this EF Area Impact Student Achievement?
Supportive Technologies
Supportive Strategies With Cards for Social/Emotional and Inhibiting
Case Study: Carlos
The 7-Step Model
Summary, What Happens Then?, and Practice
Chapter 6 - Communicating and Cognitive Flexibility/Shifting
Reader Outcomes
What is Communicating and Cognitive Flexibility/Shifting?
What Does a Deficit Look Like?
How Does a Difficulty in this EF Area Impact Student Achievement?
Supportive Technologies
Supportive Strategies With Cards for Communicating and Cognitive Flexibility/Shifting
Case Study: Amanda
The 7-Step Model
Summary, What Happens Then?, and Practice
Chapter 7 - Special Considerations Involving Executive Functions
Early Childhood
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Homework