Executive Function and Learning Insights.
- Posted In Skills
When we think about the factors that impact a student’s success in school, academic ability and behavior often come to mind first. But there’s another key ingredient that often goes unnoticed: emotional control. This essential executive function skill plays a vital role in a student’s ability to stay focused, respond (...)
- Posted In Discussion
Discussing flexibility is one of the most powerful ways elementary teachers can help young students build essential executive function skills. As part of executive function instruction, teaching flexibility helps students develop the ability to shift their thinking, adapt to new situations, and problem-solve when things don’t go as expected. When (...)
- Posted In Application
Helping students strengthen working memory is one of the most impactful ways to improve academic performance and support overall executive function development. Working memory allows students to hold and manipulate information in their minds while completing tasks—whether they’re solving a math problem, following multi-step directions, or participating in a class (...)
- Posted In Writing
Reflective writing is one of the most powerful tools educators can use to help students build metacognitive awareness and strengthen their executive function skills. In the high school classroom, reflective writing not only improves student engagement but also becomes a key strategy in teaching executive function skills like planning. In (...)