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HOW EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS AFFECT OUR STUDENT’S SOCIAL SKILLS

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Functioning {EF} skills are the skills we need to complete everyday tasks. They are like the air traffic controller of our brains, coordinating everything we do, say and think.

We need executive function skills to pursue our goals and to live independent lives. This means it's our job to find better ways to master teaching executive function skills.

WHAT ARE THE EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING SKILLS?

The most commonly noted executive function skills are:

Planning
Organization
Task Initiation
Time Management
Working Memory
Metacognition
Self Control
Attention
Flexibility
Perseverance

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WHY YOU SHOULDN’T SOLVE YOUR STUDENTS PROBLEMS

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Do your students get upset over little things? Do they whine or complain when they don’t get their way? Do they have few or no strategies when trying to solve small problems?

Mine do!

It’s concerning to see how easily many children get upset, give up, and seem genuinely baffled when faced with even the smallest of problems.

Some examples of small problems that I see students getting upset over are;

Not Called On
Not Called On First
Needing To Wait
Not Liking An Activity
Not Doing Something Perfectly (their version of perfectly)
Not Getting The Seat They Want
Not Getting A Color They Want
Not Getting To Go First In A Game Or In Line
Someone Bumped Into Them
Someone Looked At Them Funny
Someone Is Touching Them
Someone Said Something To Them That They Didn’t Like….

And the list goes on and on…

Imagine if the students could solve these problems on their own, without getting super upset?

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