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Simple and Effective Strategies to Support Executive Function Skills in Young Children

Do you have children in your classroom who have difficulty remembering the rules, gathering their materials independently, or completing activities in a timely manner? Do you work with children who find it hard to follow and remember instructions so they can complete activities on their own? These children may be struggling with executive function. Executive function helps people remember what they need to, attend to what they are supposed to, and maintain control over their thoughts and actions so they can be successful in planning, completing, and executing goal-driven activities. Children rely on executive function skills to learn, play, and socialize throughout the school day. Children with strong executive function skills are better at problem solving, socializing, and completing schoolwork successfully. Executive function skills support: Flexible thinking Transitions from one activity to the next Remaining calm when something disrupts the usual routine Social-emotional skills Problem solving Time management and completing activities in a timely manner Sustained attention and focus Self-control During this edWebinar, viewers not only learn what executive function is, they also learn strategies and activities they can start using right away to help all children develop strong executive function skills that they can rely on throughout the day. This recorded edWebinar is of interest to early childhood teachers, librarians, occupational therapists, special education teachers, and school and district leaders.