Ebook: Promoting executive function in the classroom

Part 1. Understanding executive function : the challenge for 21st-century teachers. Understanding, assessing, and teaching executive function processes : the why, what, and how / Lynn Meltzer -- Creating a classroomwide executive function culture that fosters strategy use, motivation, and resilience / Lynn Meltzer, Surina Basho -- Part 2. Scaffolding executive function processes into the curriculum content. Goal setting, planning, and prioritizing : the foundations of effective learning / Kalyani Krishnan, Melissa J. Feller, Melissa Orkin -- Organizing : the heart of efficient and successful learning / Kalyani Krishnan, Melissa J. Feller -- Remembering : teaching students how to retain and mentally manipulate information / Donna M. Kincaid, Nancy Trautman -- Shifting and flexible problem solving : the anchors for academic success / Lynn Meltzer, Jennifer Sage Bagnato -- Self-monitoring and self-checking : the cornerstones of independent learning / Jennifer Sage Bagnato, Lynn Meltzer -- Emotional self-regulation : a critical component of executive function / Judith A. Stein -- Part 3. Case studies : addressing executive function weaknesses across the grades. Chris, 11-year-old fifth grader -- Jenny, 13-year-old seventh grader -- Lucy, 15-year-old 10th grader -- David, 17-year-old 12th grader -- Appendix : Reproducibles for the classroom.