Publisher's Synopsis
Are you working with students who:
- Are challenged by organization, transitions, and meeting deadlines?
- Find it difficult to focus, start tasks, and remember what they need to do?
- Have trouble self-monitoring and keeping their emotions and impulses in check?
Many students lack strong executive function, the mental processes that govern planning, self-regulation, and goal-directed behavior. But fear not! 15-Minute Focus: Executive Function was written with the brain in mind and equips you with the knowledge and tools to:
- Clarify Executive Function: Gain a clear understanding of twelve crucial skills and their impact on student success.
- Identify Struggles: Discover the connection between emotion and learning and how to recognize signs of stress and underdeveloped executive function.
- Empower Students: Learn practical strategies and interventions to decrease stress and develop executive function in "all kinds of minds."
- Unlock Potential: Help your students boost their productivity, academic success, behavior, social skills, and autonomy.
This transformative guide is your resource for:
- Evidence-Based Practices: Backed by research, these life-changing strategies appeal to students of all ages.
- Actionable Advice: Learn simple tips and quick techniques you can implement immediately in your classroom, home, counseling session, and life.
- Downloads and Reproducible Handouts: Make your job easier by helping students stress less, learn more, and get things done!
Stop wondering why your students struggle. Start empowering them to thrive!
