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The document outlines various executive function challenges faced by students, including self-control, self-monitoring, flexibility, emotional control, task initiation, working memory, planning, and organization. Each area describes specific difficulties that hinder students' learning and behavior, such as impulsivity, poor attention, and disorganization. Understanding these needs is essential for supporting students in their educational environment.

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The document outlines various executive function challenges faced by students, including self-control, self-monitoring, flexibility, emotional control, task initiation, working memory, planning, and organization. Each area describes specific difficulties that hinder students' learning and behavior, such as impulsivity, poor attention, and disorganization. Understanding these needs is essential for supporting students in their educational environment.

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Student Need.

To understand executive function needs, it is helpful to think of the degree to which the
challenges in each these distinct areas are affecting the students’ ability to learn.

Students without the skill of self-control have difficulty staying seated when
instructed. They often do not think before acting, and they do not think
about the consequences of their behavior. They often blurt out and interrupt

Self- others. They have trouble stopping actions and generally need to be told to
Control stop doing certain actions. They sometimes become overly silly and
disruptive.

Students without the skill of self-monitor struggle to understand that their


actions are bothering others or that they are talking or playing too loudly.
They often have poor handwriting and sloppy work. They also make
Self- careless errors, do not check their work for mistakes, and leave work
Monitor incomplete. They also have a difficult time understanding their own
strengths and weaknesses.

Students without the skill of flexibility become upset with new situations or a
change in the plan. They tend to get stuck on one activity and have
difficulty transitioning from one activity to another. They often think too
much about the same topic and are disturbed by a change of topic. They
Flexibility will try the same approach when problem solving even when it doesn’t work,
and tend to stay disappointed for a long time after having a problem.

Students without the skill of emotional control often overreact to small


problems and become upset easily. They tend to have outbursts with little
reason, and they react strongly to situations. They can become tearful
Emotional easily, and their angry or intense outbursts end suddenly. Their mood is
Control
easily influenced by the situation and changes frequently.

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Student Need.
To understand executive function needs, it is helpful to think of the degree to which the
challenges in each these distinct areas are affecting the students’ ability to learn.

Students without the skill of task initiation have difficulty starting a task or
project without being asked, and they tend to procrastinate getting their
work started. They struggle to come up with new ideas, and they are often
not very creative when they need to find a new way to solve a problem.
Task
Initiation They have a hard time trying a different way when they get stuck, and they
often complain that there is nothing to do.

Students without the skill of working memory have a short attention span
and are often distracted by noises and sights. They have difficulty
concentrating on chores or schoolwork, and they forget what they should
be doing. They struggle to remember a series of directions, and they have
Working
Memory trouble finishing tasks with more than one step. They often need help to
stay on task.

Students without the skill of planning struggle to plan and often start at the
last minute. They often forget to turn in assignments and bring home
homework or materials. They generally underestimate the time it takes to
finish tasks. They also tend to get caught up in details, miss the big picture,
Planning and get overwhelmed. They often have good ideas, but they struggle to get
them down onto paper and get the job done.

Students without the skill of organization often lose lunch boxes, lunch
money, permission slips, homework, notebooks, or library books. They are
unable to develop systems to keep track of their belongings, and they
cannot find things that they need. They tend to leave messes for others to
clean, and they leave a trail of belongings wherever they go. Their
Organization
surroundings are often a mess, and their papers and homework are not
organized. They generally forget where they put things.

2021 Lively Minds Institute I www.cerebrate.education I [email protected]

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