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HOW EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS AFFECT OUR STUDENTā€™S SOCIAL SKILLS

 

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

  

Love visuals? Try this handy Executive Functioning Skills poster. 

 

 

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WHY YOU SHOULDNā€™T SOLVE YOUR STUDENTS PROBLEMS

 

 

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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