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Literature chart: Complete the literature chart below with at minimum three articles of
your choice.
Wilson, P. D. (2015, April 02). Strategies By wielding these skills Teach students about
for strengthening the brain's executive and abilities, students executive functioning.
functions. Retrieved February 27, 2017, decide where to focus Guide students in the
from their attention and which direction of taking
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/strategies- tasks to undertake. (3rd charge of their own
strengthening-brains-executive-functions- para.) learning by teaching
donna-wilson-marcus-conyers If students have difficulty them how to prioritize
completing tasks on their their work.
own, they may not have Provide students with
executive functioning a checklist for their
skills. work with time limits
In the same way, in the beginning. (like
executive functioning my CT does).
allows us to: 1) activate Use a grid to see how
awareness, 2) self- well students are
regulate by cueing, performing on
directing, and assignments and
coordinating the various whether they are
cognitive skills necessary getting them done in a
for moment-to-moment timely manner or not.
functioning, 3) establish Teach students to
goals and make long- track their work.
term plans, 4) Maintain a Eventually provide a
self-image of being in blank checklist and
charge of our learning have students fill it
and actions.(para 5) out themselves.
Cognitive assets, Help those students
metacognition, working who do not have good
memory, and selective executive functioning
attention. by constantly keeping
Incorporating track of what they are
instruction on executive working on and telling
functions into content them when they need
lessons emphasizes that:
1) Students are in charge
of their learning. 2)
Honing their use of these
skills and abilities will
improve their
performance in school
and beyond. (para 6)
conductors of their own
brains (para 7)
Classroom Strategies
section (para 8)
1. Introduce the concept
to move on to the next
of executive
assignment.
functions and refer to
Provide project based
these learning tools
explicitly and often assignments for
2. Provide student- students who have
centered finished their
opportunities to put assignments for the
executive functioning day.
to work.
3. Be the prefrontal
cortex for your
class.
4. Catch students using
executive functions
effectively.
5. Clearly state
classroom rules that
support positive and
productive learning
interactions.