Promoting executive function in the classroom
By: by Lynn Meltzer.
Publisher: Guilford Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781606236161
Subjects: Curriculum planning; Classroom management; Classroom environment
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Understanding executive function : the challenge for 21st-century teachers.; title: Understanding, assessing, and teaching executive function processes : the why, what, and how / Lynn Meltzer; title: Creating a classroomwide executive function culture that fosters strategy use, motivation, and resilience / Lynn Meltzer, Surina Basho; title: Part 2. Scaffolding executive function processes into the curriculum content.; title: Goal setting, planning, and prioritizing : the foundations of effective learning / Kalyani Krishnan, Melissa J. Feller, Melissa Orkin; title: Organizing : the heart of efficient and successful learning / Kalyani Krishnan, Melissa J. Feller; title: Remembering : teaching students how to retain and mentally manipulate information / Donna M. Kincaid, Nancy Trautman; title: Shifting and flexible problem solving : the anchors for academic success / Lynn Meltzer, Jennifer Sage Bagnato; title: Self-monitoring and self-checking : the cornerstones of independent learning / Jennifer Sage Bagnato, Lynn Meltzer; title: Emotional self-regulation : a critical component of executive function / Judith A. Stein; title: Part 3. Case studies : addressing executive function weaknesses across the grades.; title: Chris, 11-year-old fifth grader; title: Jenny, 13-year-old seventh grader; title: Lucy, 15-year-old 10th grader; title: David, 17-year-old 12th grader; title: Appendix : Reproducibles for the classroom