Just as there are numerous areas of executive functioning, there are numerous resources available to educators and families to assist students in developing this skill. In today's Executive Functioning Forum we will share resources for assessing and addressing executive functioning needs.
Assessment
Many of the tests administered by school psychologists during the ETR process include components of executive functioning such as attention or working memory. This can be valuable information in determining appropriate goals for students. There are also a variety of scales and assessments that can be found specific to Executive Functioning Skills including:
Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning (BRIEF):
The BRIEF includes school and home inventories to assess an individual's executive functioning skills including inhibition, shift, emotional control, initiation, working memory, planning and organization, and ability to self-monitor. For more information click the image below.
Executive Functioning Self-Assessment
The Executive Functioning Self-Assessment can be found in The Executive Functioning Workbook for Teens. This assessment looks at each area of executive functioning and allows the individual to determine which challenges they face in each area. Click on the image below for more information.
Skill Instruction
As we have emphasized in each of our Executive Functioning Forum posts, strategies to address executive functioning deficits need to be directly taught to students to increase their success in these areas. Some of our favorite resources include:
Cognitive Connections Blog
This is an excellent website that includes blog posts, resources and materials for purchase for executive functioning skills. Click on the image below to be taken to their site:
Understood.org
This website is full of useful information geared towards parents and teachers and includes some of our favorite resources for FREE including homework contracts, book bag tags, and visual schedules. Click on the image to be directed to their site.
InterventionCentral.com
Intervention Central has a wealth of intervention ideas and examples for both academic (study skills, planning, organization, note taking) and behavioral (attention, impulsivity) skills. Click on the image below to be directed to the site and then choose the academic or behavior intervention headings to find possible interventions in your area of need.
FLIPP the Switch: Strengthen Executive Functioning Skills
This is a great book we have previously referenced in several of our posts which provides practical strategies for addressing executive functioning skills. Click the image below for more information.
Executive Functioning 101 e-Book-- FREE!
The National Center for Learning Disabilities has published this excellent free e-Book which provides information and strategies for several areas of executive functioning. Click on the image below to download it for free.
The Executive Functioning Workbook for Teens
The Executive Functioning Workbook for Teens mentioned above is also a great resource to help guide teens through developing their own executive functioning skills.
For more ideas on skills instruction for students with executive functioning difficulties, check out our previous Executive Functioning Forum posts.
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