Resources - Executive Function
What is Executive Function?
Executive function refers to skills that help us focus, plan, prioritize, work toward goals, self-regulate behaviors and emotions, adapt to new and unexpected situations, and ultimately engage in abstract thinking and planning. OTs can assist with strategies to support a student's executive function skills.
Timers and visuals can be supportive for a student's executive function skills.
Click here to see other examples of routines and visuals that can support the self-regulation component of executive functioning!
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Taking an active break or accessing quiet time can be an important part of executive function. Use any of these printable cards for students to request a break if they need it.
Click here to access a printable "quiet break" card!
Click here to access a "quiet break" card with 9 cards per page.
Click here to access a "break" card!
Click here to access a printable "active break" card!
Click here to access an "active break" card with 9 cards per page.
SMART Goals!
Goal setting can be supportive for executive function skills in terms of learning to prioritize tasks, set attainable goals, and feel successful.
Students can use this graphic organizer as a planning tool to help prioritize tasks and complete writing assignments.