Building Executive Function

<p>Educators clamor to provide top-notch lessons and resources for students but if students lack executive function even the best materials won't produce the desired results. If students haven’t developed the brain-based skills to focus catch and correct errors identify cause-and-effect relationships and more they can't make sense of lessons. Executive function is the missing link to student achievement. But how can you develop this in the classroom?</p><p>In this new book bestselling author Nancy Sulla has the answers. She explains how building executive function requires a combination of activities structures and teacher facilitation strategies aimed at six increasingly complex life skills that should be the goal of any school: conscious control engagement collaboration empowerment efficacy and leadership. She also offers a variety of examples activities and structures fit for every grade level and subject area. With the book’s practical strategies and tools you will be inspired armed and ready to establish a clear framework for building executive function in all your students.</p>