Promoting Executive Function in the Classroom

Lynn Meltzer

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Year: 2010
• Print ISBN:
  9781606236161
• eBook ISBN:
  9781606236185
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Inclusive Education

Accessible and practical, this book helps teachers incorporate executive function processes--such as planning, organizing, prioritizing, and self-checking--into the classroom curriculum. Chapters provide effective strategies for optimizing what K–12 students learn by improving how they learn. Noted authority Lynn Meltzer and her research associates present a wealth of easy-to-implement assessment tools, teaching techniques and activities, and planning aids. Featuring numerous whole-class ideas and suggestions, the book also shows how to differentiate instruction for students with learning or attention difficulties. Case examples illustrate individualized teaching strategies and classroom accommodations. More than a dozen reproducibles are included; the large-size format facilitates photocopying and day-to-day reference. Purchasers also get access to a webpage where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

See also Meltzer's edited volume, Executive Function in Education, Second Edition, which presents state-of-the-art knowledge on the role of EF in learning across the content areas.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Subtitle page
• Series page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Dedication
• About the Author
• Contributing Authors
• Series Editors' Note
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• PART I. Understanding Executive Function: The Challenge for 21st Century Teachers
• 1. Understanding, Assessing, and Teaching Executive Function Processes: The Why, What, and How
• 2. Creating a Classroomwide Executive Function Culture That Fosters Strategy Use, Motivation, and Resilience
• PART II. Scaffolding Executive Function Processes into the Curriculum Content
• 3. Goal Setting, Planning, and Prioritizing: The Foundations of Effective Learning
• 4. Organizing: The Heart of Efficient and Successful Learning
• 5. Remembering: Teaching Students How to Retain and Mentally Manipulate Information
• 6. Shifting and Flexible Problem Solving: The Anchors for Academic Success
• 7. Self-Monitoring and Self-Checking: The Cornerstones of Independent Learning
• 8. Emotional Self-Regulation: A Critical Component of Executive Function
• PART III. Case Studies: Addressing Executive Function Weaknesses across the Grades
• Case 1. Chris, 11-Year-Old Fifth Grader: Executive Function Weaknesses That Affect Organizing, Prioritizing, Planning, Shifting
• Case 2. Jenny, 13-Year-Old Seventh Grader: Executive Function Weaknesses That Affect Working Memory, Organizing, Planning, Prioritizing
• Case 3. Lucy, 15-Year-Old 10th Grader: Executive Function Weaknesses That Affect Working Memory, Organizing, Self- Monitoring, Self-Checking
• Case 4. David, 17-Year-Old 12th Grader: Executive Function Weaknesses That Affect Organizing, Planning, Prioritizing
• APPENDIX. Reproducibles for the Classroom
• References
• Index