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EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SKILLS So, what are they anyway? Why do I need them? Susan McKenney What do you think? Is every child always ready to learn the same thing at the same time? When are I am just not you going to ready to do it on learn

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EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SKILLS

So, what are they anyway? Why do I need them?

Susan McKenney

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What do you think? Is every child always ready to learn the same thing at the same time?

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I am just not ready to do it on my own. When are you going to learn to tie your own shoes?

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I am just not ready to take the training wheels off. It doesn’t matter that my friend Tommy is ready.

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I am just not ready to keep track of my changing schedule after school. It is a good thing my mom tells my what activity to get ready for when I get home.

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I am just not ready to babysit like most of my friends.

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I just don’t know how to get my locker to look like

  • this. I guess I

am not ready.

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LET’S DO SOME RESEARCH ON EXECUTIVE FUNCTION

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Use the following guide to complete this form

0 I never have difficulty with this skill 1 I have difficulty with this skill once a week 2 I have difficulty with this skill two times a week 3 I have difficulty with this skill three times a week 4 I have difficulty with this skill just about every day

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We will learn the skills of executive function that make learning easier by asking some questions.

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DO YOU EVER HAVE TROUBLE FINDING THE RIGHT PLACE FOR YOUR POSSESSIONS?

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Do you sometimes have any of these thoughts????

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THIS is where

my math homework has been all this time?

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I cannot find my notebook. These lockers are too small.

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I just don’t understand where my stuff goes because I always put it in my backpack.

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I am sure it is here somewhere!!!

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How did my stuff get into the Lost and Found??????

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TEACHERS CALL THIS SKILL ORGANIZATION!

Organization is having a system for arranging all your things and maintaining that system on a regular basis

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Rate yourself in the area of ORGANIZATION

Organization 0 1 2 3 4

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DO YOU SOMETIMES

MAKE CARELESS ERRORS?

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Do you sometimes have some of these thoughts????

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How did I misspell my

  • name. That

is crazy!!!!

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I didn’t SAVE my essay. How did I miss that????

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I lost points because I did not write down the question before I wrote the answer AGAIN!

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I have got to start watching the signs more carefully!

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TEACHERS CALL THIS SKILL SELF-MONITORING!

Self-Monitoring is reviewing your work for errors as you are doing the work

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Rate yourself in the area of SELF- MONITORING

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DO YOU SOMETIMES HAVE TROUBLE STARTING WORK?

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Do you ever have any

  • f these thoughts????
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I will do my homework later.

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This is a lot more fun than working on my project.

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There is still plenty

  • f time to do my

chores before mom gets home.

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I know I had a plan to start my homework at 4:00 o’clock, but I will do it later.

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TEACHERS CALL THIS SKILL TASK INITIATION!

Task Initiation is making a plan to start your work and then actually starting the work

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Rate yourself in the area of TASK INITIATION

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DO YOU SOMETIMES HAVE TROUBLE LISTENING TO THE TEACHER?

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Do you ever have any

  • f these thoughts????
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I can’t listen and take notes at the same time.

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Where did you get that worksheet? The teacher did not give me one of those sheets. The teacher told us to get a copy

  • ff her desk

before we left the classroom.

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There are just too many noises in this room to focus

  • n my work.
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Where is everyone going??????

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I can’t wait until my birthday.

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TEACHERS CALL THIS SKILL EXECUTIVE ATTENTION!

Executive Attention is maintaining your focus on important activities and dividing your attention when you need to do so

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Rate yourself in the area

  • f EXECUTIVE

ATTENTION

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DO YOU SOMETIMES HAVE TROUBLE MAKING A PLAN AND STICKING WITH THE PLAN?

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Do you ever have any

  • f these thoughts????
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How am I going to get all this done????

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I guess I should have realized I would need an electrical outlet for my experiment.

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My plan to get homework done just never seems to work out as I expected.

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I planned that my homework would be done by now so I could watch my favorite television program.

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TEACHERS CALL THIS SKILL PLANNING Planning is the ability to develop a “roadmap” or plan to complete a task

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Rate yourself in the area of PLANNING

Planning 0 1 2 3 4

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DO YOU SOMETIMES HAVE TROUBLE DECIDING WHAT WORK TO DO FIRST?

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Do you sometimes have any of these thoughts????

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I really don’t know where to start because I have so many things to do that all seem important.

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Is it better to do the research first or plan my display board?

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I love to draw so I will do that part of the project first. That makes good sense? RIGHT?

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Should I do the work I missed when I was absent or do my new homework?

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What is the most important thing to study first?

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TEACHERS CALL THIS SKILL SEQUENCING

Sequencing is arranging information or tasks so the most important information is on top or done first

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Rate yourself in the area of SEQUENCING

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DO YOU EVER HAVE TROUBLE FINISHING WORK?

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Do you sometimes have any of these thoughts????

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I thought I finished this worksheet!!!

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I guess I might understand this better if I finished the homework last night.

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Really? I missed that many homework assignments???

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TEACHERS CALL THIS SKILL TASK PERSISTENCE!

Task Persistence is remaining

  • n task until the work is done

even if it is difficult or boring

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Rate yourself in the area

  • f TASK PERSISTENCE

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ARE YOU EVER LATE FOR SCHEDULED RESPONSIBILITIES? Maybe he

won’t notice that I am late for class.

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Do you ever have any

  • f these thoughts????
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I have practice and games this week AND all my homework. How am I supposed to do that?

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How do I get this all done by Friday????

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YIKES, I forgot that we were going out to dinner tonight to celebrate dad’s birthday when I decided not to work on my project last night.

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How can I do all the parts of this project so it is all done by the due date?

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TEACHERS CALL THIS SKILL TIME MANAGEMENT!

Time Management means that you can judge how long something will take you to complete and then setting aside that much time so it gets done on time

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Rate yourself in the area of Time Management

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D O YOU HAVE D IFFICULTY S HIFTING FROM ONE ACTIVITY TO ANOTHER? Matilda, I told you three times that we had to leave for soccer practice

NOW.

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Do you sometimes have any of these thoughts????

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I don’t want to meet with my

  • partner. I want

to keep doing this sheet.

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I want to continue

  • reading. I

don’t want to go to my next class.

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I don’t want to stop because I love working on the computer.

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TEACHERS CALL THIS SKILL SET SHIFTING!

Set Shifting means that you can easily shift between tasks

  • r between steps within a task
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Rate yourself in the area of Set Shifting

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DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE FOLLOWING ORAL DIRECTIONS AND REMEMBERING INFORMATION YOU STUDIED?

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Do you ever have any

  • f these thoughts????
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What was the next thing I was supposed to do after I

  • pened to

page 123?

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I just can’t remember the information when I go and take the test. FRUSTRATING!!!!!

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15 plus 12 minus 3 multiplied by 2 is WHAT??? I can’t do all that in my head!!

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WAIT, that was too many directions at

  • ne time!
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TEACHERS CALL THIS SKILL WORKING MEMORY!

Working Memory allows you to hold information in your mind while you complete a task

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Rate yourself in the area

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DO YOU EVER HAVE TROUBLE MANAGING YOUR EMOTIONS TO FINISH WORK OR CONTROLLING YOUR BEHAVIOR?

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This is just too hard so I am not going to do it!

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It isn’t my fault that I got angry on the playground!

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No one told me that we would be having shortened classes today. I don’t like this so I am not going.

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This is dumb. I am not going to do this.

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TEACHERS CALL THIS SKILL EMOTIONAL CONTROL!

Emotional Control allows you to manage your feeling so you can complete work, get along with people, and be a respectful member of the school.

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Rate yourself in the area

  • f EMOTIONAL

CONTROL

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DO YOU REMEMBER?

What were the two questions that were asked at the very beginning of the PowerPoint?

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SO, WHAT ARE EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SKILLS?

Why are they important?

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WHAT ARE THE EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SKILLS?

 Executive attention  Planning  Sequencing  Self-Monitoring  Working Memory  Emotional Control  Set Shifting  Organization  Time Management  Task Initiation  Task Persistence

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WHY DO I NEED THEM?

You need them because these are the skills that will help make you successful in

school and in life

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Do you have to have all these symptoms to get help from a doctor?

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NO

People go to the doctor sometimes when they just have a sore throat or a sore muscle.

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Poor Planning

Managing Time Do you have to have all these symptoms to get help from a teacher?

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NO

Sometimes students stay for help with a teacher when they don’t understand

  • ne night’s assignment or they have

missed just one day of school.

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SO…..

GO AND ASK A TEACHER FOR

HELP IF YOU ARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME WITH ONE OF THESE SKILLS