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Don’t Get Stuck in Whimland: Helping Students Set Goals and Stay On Target

Using suggestions and scripts from the book Solving Executive Function Challenges, this post will give you some pointers on helping kids choose and reach their overarching goals—and sidestep those pesky whims that can derail their progress.

7 Tips for Helping Students Avoid Overload

Adapted from Solving Executive Function Challenges by Lauren Kenworthy & colleagues, these tips are good ways to support kids with autism, though they can also apply to any student who is easily overstimulated and struggles with changes in routine. (You can find the tips in a shareable infographic right below the post!)

7 Ways to Strengthen Executive Function Skills

In your classroom, you probably have at least a few students who need help with executive function—the skills that affect their ability to organize, complete homework, manage time, regulate emotions, keep impulses in check, and more.

15 Tips on Organization, Study Skills, & Time Management for Students with Executive Function Issues

In this blog post, you'll learn fifteen strategies for helping students with executive function challenges conquer homework, tests, and long-term projects.

Teaching Mathematics Meaningfully: Solutions for Reaching Struggling Learners, Second Edition Excerpt

Read the excerpt of the first chapter of Teaching Mathematics Meaningfully: Solutions for Reaching Struggling Learners, Second Edition.

Behavior Support for Students with ASD: Practical Help for 10 Common Challenges Excerpt

Read the excerpt from Behavior Support for Students with ASD: Practical Help for 10 Common Challenges.

Target goal

Read the excerpt and discover how to teach how to set priorities, identify distractors, and monitor progress. The skills in this chapter will help those with ASD make conscious choices about when to work toward a goal and when to just have fun.