00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217612169691 Buklod 20160718105224.0 a r |||| u| ta 160718s2013 xx d r |||| u| 9781118141090 (pbk) (iLib)UPD-00257506941 DLC DEDUC rda eng DMLUC LC 4601 C66 2013 Cooper-Kahn, Joyce author. Boosting executive skills in the classroom a practical guide for educators Joyce Cooper-Kahn, Margaret Foster. San Francisco, CA Jossey-Bass [2013] xiii, 176 pages illustrations 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Jossey-Bass teacher Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: About the Authors Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Executive Functioning: The Basics1 What Is Executive Functioning?Definition Core Executive Skills How Do Executive Skills Develop?To Sum UpTime to Reflect2 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 Part Two: Interventions That Boost Executive Functions3 The EF-Smart Classroom The Tune-up Tools: Planning, Time, Repetition, and Mind-Set The Targets: Classroom Culture, Planning Instruction, Classroom Routines, and Classroom Design Planning for Change To Sum Up Time to Reflect4 Supporting Students Who Need More Help Planners Materials Reading Writing Math To Sum UpTime to Reflect5 The EF-Smart School"Old School" to New Schools Faculty Meetings Gathering References The Magic Formula Time to Reflect To Sum Up6 How the Specialist Can Help Examining the Learning Task and Its EF Demands Examining Student Executive Skills for Levels of Automaticity and Independence: The Four-Quadrant Model Consulting with Teachers Time to Reflect To Sum Up7 Planning for Change Defining a Problem of Practice Planning and Reflection Guide Using the Template and Guide: Case Examples Plan to Monitor Time to Reflect To Sum Up Conclusion: Helping All Students Blossom Appendix A: The Top Three Accommodations for Students with EF Problems Appendix B: Accessing the Online Materials End notes Index. "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. "K-12."--Cover. Children with mental disabilities Education. Executive functions (Neuropsychology). Foster, Margaret 1955- author. Online version Cooper-Kahn, Joyce, author. Boosting executive skills in the classroom San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2013] 9781118421697 (DLC) 2012049604. FO UPD DEDUC LC 4601 C66 2013 Book