Beschreibung:
With insight and humor, this motivating guide shows how to bring executive functions (EF) to the forefront in classroom teaching--without adopting a new curriculum or scripted program. Ideal for professional development, the book includes practical, research-based ideas for implementation in a variety of classroom contexts. It shares stories from dozens of expert teachers who are integrating explicit EF support across the school day. Provided is a clear approach for talking about EF barriers and strategies as part of instruction, and working as a class to problem solve, explore, and apply the strategies that feel right for each student. Several reproducible/downloadable tools are included.
1. Executive Functions and Learning 2. Laying the Foundation: Building Whole-Class EF Literacy 3. How EF Literacy Can Improve Instruction: A Simple and Versatile Approach 4. How EF Literacy Can Improve Observation 5. How EF Literacy Can Improve Feedback 6. How EF Literacy Can Improve Summative Assessment 7. How EF-Literate Teaching Supports Other Educational Priorities 8. History and Reflections: Our Work with Teachers Appendix A. Strategy Teaching Interventions for Executive Functions Appendix B. EF Basics: A Series of 11 Mini-Lessons to Build Whole-Class EF Literacy Appendix C. Mentor Texts for Teaching About Executive Functions Appendix D. Index of EF Barriers and Strategies References Index