Executive Function Skills in the Classroom: Overcoming Barriers, Building Strategies

By Carol-Anne Bush, Laurie Faith, Peg Dawson

With insight and humor, this motivating guide shows how to bring executive functions (EF) to the forefront in K-8 classrooms--without adopting a new curriculum or scripted program. Ideal for professional development, the book includes flexible, practical, research-based ideas for implementation in a variety of classroom contexts. It shares stories from dozens of expert teachers who are integrating explicit EF support across the school day. Provided is a clear approach for talking about EF barriers and strategies as part of instruction, and working as a class to problem-solve, explore, and apply the strategies that feel right for each student. Purchasers get access to a webpage where they can download and print several reproducible tools in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.

This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146254892X
• ISBN13: 9781462548927
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.9" x 10.5"