Building Executive Function and Motivation in the Middle Grades

<p><strong>Middle schoolers often struggle to transition from structured elementary schools to more independent secondary learning. Unlock their success with practical research-backed strategies that help them not just survive but thrive and become expert learners!</strong></p><p>In <em>Building Executive Function and Motivation in the Middle Grades</em> seasoned educator and curriculum development expert Susanne Croasdaile PhD provides the essential roadmap to middle school success based on the powerful Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework. This book is a vital resource for every middle school teacher instructional coach and administrator seeking authentic tested strategies.</p><p>This book is a timely intervention for educators in the middle grades focusing on the core competencies that predict student success: executive function (the ability to self-monitor and execute plans) and sustained student motivation.</p><p>Following an easy-to-implement 8-step process Croasdaile demonstrates how to support student growth using the UDL Guidelines to plan goals methods materials and assessments. Throughout the book she shares numerous strategies and real-life examples to illustrate instructional moves that scaffold students to focus themselves sustain effort and persist through tasks even when frustrated or bored.</p><p>This book is a practical toolkit that empowers every middle school educator to elevate instruction and transform students into independent resilient expert learners. It is a must-have resource for improving middle school outcomes.</p>