Overview of Executive Function Skills
DESCRIPTION FOR YOUNGER LEARNERS
DESCRIPTION FOR YOUNGER LEARNERS
Definition: Executive Function is a complex term that really just means how your brain works and helps you to do things like the following:
Definition: Executive Function is a complex term that really just means how your brain works and helps you to do things like the following:
Making a plan and planning ahead
Organizing your materials
Making a decision
Paying attention to a lesson, directions, or another person
Controlling your behavior
Solving a problem
Thinking about a decision you have made
When a person has trouble with one or more of these items, it can make learning harder because we use all of these skills when we learn. The lessons on this site can help you learn ways to make these things easier for you to learn.
When a person has trouble with one or more of these items, it can make learning harder because we use all of these skills when we learn. The lessons on this site can help you learn ways to make these things easier for you to learn.
DESCRIPTION FOR OLDER LEARNERS & ADULTS
DESCRIPTION FOR OLDER LEARNERS & ADULTS
Definition: Executive Functions are defined as the cognitive processes that occur in the frontal lobe of the brain that allow a person to do the following:
Plan
Organize
Make Decisions
Pay attention
Regulate behavior
Solve Problems
Evaluate Decisions
When someone has difficulty with one or more of these processes, it can make learning more challenging because you use all of these executive functions to carry out tasks and learn new concepts each day. The lessons on this site can help you learn strategies and methods to improve your executive function skills.
When someone has difficulty with one or more of these processes, it can make learning more challenging because you use all of these executive functions to carry out tasks and learn new concepts each day. The lessons on this site can help you learn strategies and methods to improve your executive function skills.
Executive Function Resources
Executive Function Resources
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