| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 176 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series |
Jossey-Bass teacher |
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Jossey-Bass teacher.
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| Contents |
Pt. I Executive Functioning: The Basics -- 1.What Is Executive Functioning? -- Definition -- Core Executive Skills -- How Do Executive Skills Develop? -- To Sum Up -- Time to Reflect -- 2.Putting a Face on Executive Functions: Students Who Struggle -- Executive Dysfunction: A Description, Not a Diagnosis -- The Normal Variability of Executive Functioning -- The Vulnerability of Executive Functioning -- Poorly Targeted Instruction -- The Importance of Healthy Habits -- Assessment -- To Sum Up -- Time to Reflect -- pt. II Interventions That Boost Executive Functions -- 3.The EF-Smart Classroom -- The Tune-up Tools: Planning, Time, Repetition, and Mind-Set -- The Targets: Culture, Planning, Routines, and Classroom Design -- Planning for Change -- To Sum Up -- Time to Reflect -- 4.Supporting Students Who Need More Help -- Planners -- Materials -- Reading -- Writing -- Math -- To Sum Up -- Time to Reflect -- 5.The EF-Smart School -- "Old School" to New Schools -- Faculty Meetings -- Gathering References -- The Magic Formula -- To Sum Up -- Time to Reflect -- 6.How the Specialist Can Help -- Examining the Learning Task and Its EF Demands -- Examining EF Skills for Levels of Automaticity and Independence: The Four-Quadrant Model -- Consulting with Teachers -- To Sum Up -- Time to Reflect -- 7.Planning for Change -- Defining a Problem of Practice -- Planning and Reflection Guide -- Using the Template and Guide: Case Examples -- Plan to Monitor -- To Sum Up -- Time to Reflect -- Conclusion: Helping all students blossom -- Appendix A: The top three accommodations for students with EF problems -- Appendix B: Accessing the online materials. |
| Summary |
"A guide for helping students with weak Executive Function skills to learn efficiently and effectively Students with weak Executive Function skills need strong support and 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 also managing the ebb and flow of their broader classroom needs. From the author of the bestselling parenting book Late, Lost, and Unprepared, comes a compilation of the most practical tools and strategies, designed to be equally useful for children with EF problems as well as all other students in the general education classroom. Rooted in solid research and classroom-tested experience, the book is organized to help teachers negotiate the very fluid challenges they face every day; educators will find strategies that improve their classroom "flow" and reduce the stress of struggling to teach students with EF weaknesses. Includes proven strategies for teachers who must address the needs of students with Executive Function deficits Contains information from noted experts Joyce Cooper-Kahn, a child psychologist and Margaret Foster, an educator and learning specialist Offers ways to extend learning and support strategies beyond the classroom The book's reproducible forms and handouts are available for free download This important book offers teachers specific strategies to help students with EF deficits learn in an efficient manner, demonstrate what they know, and manage the daily demands of school"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed February 28, 2013). |
| Subject |
Children with mental disabilities -- Education.
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Executive functions (Neuropsychology)
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| Added Author |
Foster, Margaret, 1955- author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cooper-Kahn, Joyce, author. Boosting executive skills in the classroom San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2013] 9781118141090 (DLC) 2012038242 |
| ISBN |
9781118421697 electronic bk. |
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1118421698 electronic bk. |
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9781118420898 electronic bk. |
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1118420896 electronic bk. |
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