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If your child has difficulty getting organized, remembering things, doing homework, and finishing projects, he or she may have executive function issues. Executive function is the cognitive skills we all use to analyze tasks, break them into steps, and keep them in mind until we get things done.
These skills allow us to manage our time effectively, memorize facts, understand what we read, solve multi-step problems, and organize our thoughts in writing.
ADHD AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTION – DR. RUSSELL BARKLEY
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Elementary school in many school districts across the country encompass grades 1-5, or from the ages 6 to 10. This is a critical time for the development of foundational Executive Function skills. These include:
Managing strong emotions and inhibiting impulsive behaviors
Sustaining focus, especially for multi-part tasks
Starting a non-preferred task
Keeping materials at home and in school
Preparing or mapping out multi-step tasks such as longer-term class projects
For the continued development of Executive Function skills, middle school is an important time. These include:
Managing strong emotions and inhibiting impulsive behaviors
Sustaining focus, especially for lengthy or challenging tasks
Starting a non-preferred task
Keeping track of materials at home and in school, organizing ideas and information for essays and research papers
Mapping out multi-step tasks such as long-term class projects and judging which assignments are most important to tackle first and which assignments matter most
Allocating an appropriate amount of time for work and other commitments
High School is also an important time for the continued development of Executive Function skills for students. These include:
Managing strong emotions and inhibiting impulsive behaviors
Sustaining focus, especially for lengthy or challenging tasks
Starting a non-preferred task
Keeping track of materials at home and in school, organizing ideas and information for essays and research papers, managing digital data and files
Mapping out multi-step tasks such as long-term class projects, and tackling assignments in order of importance
Allocating time for work and other commitments
Taking the perspective of teachers and peers and formulating different solutions to problems.
While some students seem to develop these skills seamlessly, many struggles and benefit from a level of direct 1:1 instruction and support that is often unavailable in most schools
Parents and teachers may notice the following challenges in elementary, middle, and high school students:
The student seems to lack the same degree of self-control as peers, is easily frustrated, anxious, and/or has difficulty settling down to do work. The student is impulsive or easily frustrated, cannot resist online distractions, has difficulty settling down to do work, and persisting with tasks. The student leaves work until the last minute, causing panic and stress at home. The student may have poor relationships with teachers, be unable to resist distractions, have difficulty settling down to do work, or give up easily on challenging or tedious tasks
Some students may lack persistence or often not start or complete even small assignments or have trouble locating materials for schoolwork. They might do poorly on tests due to ineffective study habits, may lose credit for late assignments or may not know how to take notes in class
The student may have trouble cooperating with peers or participating in group activities, leading to challenges in making and maintaining friendships
Some of the students have difficulty organizing: whether a backpack, a desk, or multi-step directions for class assignments. The student may lose or forget to turn in homework, has difficulties organizing class materials, keeping track of and turning in homework, or approaching writing assignments and long-term projects
The student leaves work until the last minute, causing panic and stress at home, and maybe overscheduled and stressed.
Themba Tutors helps individuals to maximize their learning potential from a collaborative approach working with parents, teachers, and other professionals.
Our coaches and tutors can help your child
At Themba Tutors, we will help elementary, middle, and high school students to find out the difficulties they are facing. We will provide them with tools and help them learn the necessary skills to overcome all the challenges they are facing in order to learn effectively. Our executive function coaching can be customized for all grade and skill level.
At Themba Tutors, we will let you know what kind of help you need once we set up a free intake. Knowing the student’s strengths and weaknesses is vital for helping the student with the challenges they’re facing. We offer services that include academic coaching and tutoring based on the student’s needs. We also offer a hybrid model for those students who need help with content and improving their underlying study skills.
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