Supporting English Language Arts (ELA) through Executive Functioning and Social Emotional Learning

Just Read! Florida 2019 Summit - Orlando, FL

David Davis - Cat Raulerson - Dama Abshier

University of South Florida

This website is a companion resource to a presentation given at the Just Read! Florida 2019 Summit in Orlando, FL. It includes handouts and additional resources to help increase students' executive functioning skills and social emotional learning; both of which are important for students to become proficient in the English Language Arts while learning in a group setting with a diverse student population.

This web based resource includes information the following:

• Lenses (foundational ways to look at instructional design)
  • Shifting to Team Learning
  • Universal Design for Learning
  • Vocabulary and Language Shifts
• Executive Functioning
• Social Emotional Learning
• Language Shifts

Printable handouts are available on different pages. The presentation set of activity handouts are below.

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This resource was funded through the Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services with IDEA Part B dollars. The information and resources are provided as a free awareness service to the educational community and do not reflect any specific endorsement by any parties involved.