The Executive Function Guidebook

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