Boosting Executive Skills in the Classroom
Author | : Joyce Cooper-Kahn |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2013-01-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781118420898 |
ISBN-13 | : 1118420896 |
Rating | : 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: A guide for helping students with weak Executive Function skillsto learn efficiently and effectively Students with weak Executive Function skills need strong supportand specific strategies to help them learn in an efficient manner,demonstrate what they know, and manage the daily demands of school.This book shows teachers how to do exactly that, while alsomanaging the ebb and flow of their broader classroom needs. Fromthe author of the bestselling parenting book Late, Lost, andUnprepared, comes a compilation of the most practical tools andstrategies, designed to be equally useful for children with EFproblems as well as all other students in the general educationclassroom. Rooted in solid research and classroom-tested experience, thebook is organized to help teachers negotiate the very fluidchallenges they face every day; educators will find strategies thatimprove their classroom "flow" and reduce the stress of strugglingto teach students with EF weaknesses. Includes proven strategies for teachers who must address theneeds of students with Executive Function deficits Contains information from noted experts Joyce Cooper-Kahn, achild psychologist and Margaret Foster, an educator and learningspecialist Offers ways to extend learning and support strategies beyondthe classroom The book's reproducible forms and handouts are available forfree download This important book offers teachers specific strategies to helpstudents with EF deficits learn in an efficient manner, demonstratewhat they know, and manage the daily demands of school.