Executive function skills--including self-regulation, focus, planning, and time-management--are essential to student success, but they must be taught and practiced. This unique guidebook provides a flexible seven-step model, incorporating UDL principles and the use of metacognition, for making executive-function training part of your classroom routine at any grade level. Features include:
Descriptions of each skill and its impact on learning
Examples of instructional steps to assist students as they set goals and work to achieve success.
Strategies coded by competency and age/grade level
Authentic snapshots and "think about" sections
Templates for personalized goal-setting, data collection, and success plans