overcoming barriers, building strategies Faith, Laurie creator author. Bush, Carol-Anne author. Dawson, Peg author. Diamond, Adele writer of foreword. text bibliography nyu 2022 2022 monographic eng

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222 pages "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 Web page where they can download and print several reproducible tools in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. Keywords/Subject Areas: children, adolescents, school psychology, special education, functioning, coaching teachers, activated learning, self-regulated, academic achievement, deficits, problems, professional development, study skills, teaching practices, attention, time management, organizational, interventions, instructional methods, strategy Audience: School psychologists, administrators, special educators, classroom teachers, and speech-language pathologists working with children ages 5-13 (grades K-8)"-- Executive functions and learning -- Laying the foundation: Building whole-class EF literacy -- How EF literacy can improve instruction: A simple and versatile approach -- How EF literacy can improve observation -- How EF literacy can improve feedback -- How EF literacy can improve summative assessment -- How EF-literate teaching supports other educational priorities -- History and reflections: Our work with teachers. Laurie Faith, Carol-Anne Bush, Peg Dawson ; foreword by Adele Diamond. Includes bibliographical references and index. Educational psychology Research Executive functions (Neuropsychology) Teachers In-service training PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Child & Adolescent MEDICAL / Psychiatry / Child & Adolescent 370.15 FAI 9781462548927 2021047840 DLC 211005 20230120124105.0 22262900 eng