Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents

More than 100,000 school practitioners and teachers (K–12) have benefited from the step-by-step guidelines and practical tools in this influential go-to resource, now revised and expanded with six new chapters. The third edition presents effective ways to assess students' strengths and weaknesses, create supportive instructional environments, and promote specific skills, such as organization, time management, sustained attention, and emotional control. Strategies for individualized and classwide intervention are illustrated with vivid examples and sample scripts. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book includes 38 reproducible forms and handouts. Purchasers get access to a webpage where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

New to This Edition

• Chapter with guidance and caveats for developing individual education programs (IEPs), 504 Plans, and multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS).
• Chapters on working with students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder.
• Three guest-authored chapters describing exemplary schoolwide applications.
• More student centered—provides a template for involving children in intervention decision making.
• Fully updated with the latest developments in the field.

See also the authors' Coaching Students with Executive Skills Challenges, Second Edition, and Work-Smart Academic Planner, Revised Edition. Plus, for parents: Smart but Scattered, Second Edition (with a focus on 4- to 12-year-olds), and Smart but Scattered Teens.

This title is part of The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.