# 10 Ways to Support Executive Function Skills

October 21, 2025

Executive function skills, including flexibility, organization, planning, and working memory, play a key role in your students’ success in the classroom and beyond. In this infographic—adapted from some great, practical Brookes books—you’ll find some ready-to-use ideas for building support for executive function skills into your lessons and classroom routines.

## Explore the books

The tips in this infographic were adapted from these Brookes titles, filled with practical guidance for helping students learn and thrive:

- [**The Social‑Emotional Learning Toolbox**](https://products.brookespublishing.com/The-Social-Emotional-Learning-Toolbox-P1308.aspx?) by Kathy Perez
- [**Essential Skills for Struggling Learners**](https://products.brookespublishing.com/Essential-Skills-for-Struggling-Learners-P1193.aspx) by Erik von Hahn, Sheldon H. Horowitz, & Caroline Linse
- [**Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills, Fourth Edition**](https://products.brookespublishing.com/Multisensory-Teaching-of-Basic-Language-Skills-Fourth-Edition-P1240.aspx), edited by Judith R. Birsh & Suzanne Carreker
- The [**Unstuck and On Target!**](https://blog.brookespublishing.com/5-reasons-to-get-your-students-unstuck-and-on-target/) executive function curricula

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