Demystifying Executive Functioning
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Demystifying Executive Functioning: A Practical Classroom Guide and Toolkit


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Have you ever taught a learner who either doesn’t start their work or starts but never finishes? A learner who produces some brilliant but unrelated work? A learner who can’t seem to remember your instructions? Often, these are the learners who, despite a thirst for learning, lack the skills required for classroom success due to a potential unmet need linked to executive functioning. This accessible guide explores the executive functioning difficulties that learners may face which can pose as barriers to learning in the classroom and lead to mislabelling as 'naughty', 'lazy' or 'inattentive'. The chapters: address key topics including working memory, organisation, self-monitoring and impulse control contain a practical toolkit of resources, including helpful sheets to share with staff, parents and carers demystify the science and theory behind executive functioning provide practical advice, tried-and-tested strategies and ‘what to do’ solutions; and place a focus throughout on meeting needs in the classroom through adaptive, well-scaffolded and high-quality teaching With hands-on, simple and impactful advice, this guide will enable the reader to put all they have learned about executive functioning into practice to best support the learners in their care. It will be key reading for special educational needs (SEN) coordinators, as well as practising classroom teachers and early careers teachers.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 What is executive functioning? 1 Introduction 1 What is executive functioning? 2 What can executive functioning difficulties look like in the classroom? 7 How to use the identification tool 9 What does a completed identification tool look like? 22 Chapter 2 Working memory 25 What is it? 25 Working memory and classroom success 28 Working memory toolkit 31 Five top tips 34 A quick guide 35 Skill builders 36 Chapter 3 Self-monitoring 38 What is it? 38 Self-monitoring and classroom success 39 Self-monitoring toolkit 43 Five top tips 46 A quick guide 47 Skill builders 48 Chapter 4 Planning and prioritising 51 What is it? 51 Planning and prioritising and classroom success 52 Planning and prioritising toolkit 55 Five top tips 57 A quick guide 58 Skill builders 59 Chapter 5 Task initiation 61 What is it? 61 Task initiation and classroom success 61 Task initiation toolkit 63 Five top tips 65 A quick guide 66 Skill builders 67 Chapter 6 Organisation 69 What is it? 69 Organisation and classroom success 69 Organisation toolkit 72 Five top tips 74 A quick guide 75 Skill builders 76 Chapter 7 Impulse control 78 What is it? 78 Impulse control and classroom success 79 Impulse control toolkit 81 Five top tips 82 A quick guide 83 Skill builders 84 Chapter 8 Emotional control 86 What is it? 86 Emotional control and classroom success 87 Emotional control toolkit 89 Five top tips 91 A quick guide 92 Skill builders 93 Chapter 9 Flexible thinking 95 What is it? 95 Flexible thinking and classroom success 95 Flexible thinking toolkit 98 Five top tips 100 A quick guide 101 Skill builders 102 Food for thought 105 References 106

About the Author :
Beccie Hawes is currently the CEO of Cadmus Inclusive, a SEN advisory support service. She is the author of five other SEN-themed books and writes extensively in this area. She has also developed educational resources to support learners with additional needs. Beccie is passionate about celebrating learning differences and strives to support schools to think differently to ensure that every pupil has the chance to shine. She is a mum/stepmum to four fantastic young men and Harry and Lola, her family’s dogs.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781040410028
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Sub Title: A Practical Classroom Guide and Toolkit
  • ISBN-10: 1040410022
  • Publisher Date: 01 Sep 2025
  • Language: English


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