executive function spnd 456
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Metacognition:
Thinking about
Thinking
WHY?
Executive Function (EF)
involves activating, orchestrating, monitoring, evaluating and adapting different strategies to
accomplish different tasks.
It’s all about the Plan
Develop a PLAN of action
Maintain/Monitor the PLAN
Evaluate the PLAN
Plan Initiation – ability to initiate the task.
Plan
Ability to shift thinking
Strategize
Plan B
Reflect Ability to reflect and make adjustments
Time Management
What do we do to
help us plan?
Students with learning struggles:
–Don’t make connections–Don’t stop to evaluate their learning
–Avoid revisions–Have difficulty strategizing
What can we do to support Students with executive
function skills challenges?
Explicit strategy instruction
Reduce cognitive overload
Go Paperless! Paper is the disability!
What Does that Look like?
Organization
Promote Independence
Use tools that are flexible, and easy to use
Alternatives to the Checklist Organizer
PBL Checklist for Teachers
Tools
KEYS TO MEMORY
Teach to make associations
Assistive Technology for Remembering and for Organization
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What do we do to help us
remember?
LOW TECH OPTIONS
Highlightersindex cards, post-it notescolor-codinggraph paper
beepers/buzzers
talking watches
timers
headphones or earplugs to shut out distractions
smartphones - allow the user to verbally store and retrieve information, use camera features
• Visual Schedules• Visual Cues• Verbal Cues (“This is really imp.”)• Cell phones - to do or Did I? list with alarm
Calendar Tools
Notetaking
What do we do to help us
with notetaking?
• Carbonless paper• Peer’s notes• Copies from teacher• Structured Outline to be filled out by student
• Two-column Templates in Word• Student Historian summarizes on class blog or
wiki• Podcasting
• SmartBoard files• Smart Pen• Apps
What do we do to help us
study?
• Flash card sites/apps• Highlighting tools• Repetition and review
Assistive Technology for Math
Explore the Free Online Tools
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