Executive Function in Education
Subtitle: From Theory to Practice
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Published: January 10, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781593854287
Subjects: Methods Of Instruction And Study (General); Psychology; Neuropsychology; Psychology & Psychiatry / Neuropsychology; Teaching Methods & Materials - General; Education; Educational Psychology; Executive ability in children; Learning disabled children
Description: "This uniquely integrative book brings together research on executive function processes from leaders in education, neuroscience, and psychology. It focuses on how to apply current knowledge to assessment and instruction with diverse learners, including typically developing children and those with learning difficulties and developmental disabilities. The role of executive function processes in learning is examined and methods for identifying executive function difficulties are reviewed. Chapters describe scientifically grounded models for promoting these key cognitive capacities at the level of the individual child, the classroom, and the entire school. Implications for teaching particular content areas - reading, writing, and math - are also discussed."--Pub. desc.