¿Qué es la función ejecutiva?
La función ejecutiva es un grupo de procesos mentales que ayudan a conectar la experiencia previa con las acciones presentes. Las personas la usan para realizar actividades como planificación, organización, crear estrategias, prestar atención y para recordar detalles y manejar el ...
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Executive Functioning and Learning Disabilities
I have often written about learning strategies, and how important it is to help students become "strategic" in their approach to learning, and I discussed some ways that teachers can promote student learning by both teaching and reinforcing the use of effective strategies to their s...
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Las habilidades de ejecución y su hijo con discapacidades de aprendizaje
Como padre de un niño en edad escolar con discapacidades de aprendizaje (DA), usted sabe que los patrones básicos de pensamiento, por ejemplo controlar los impulsos, la flexibilidad, la planificación y la organización, deben desarrollarse de manera constante y mejorar a medida q...
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What Is Working Memory and Why Does It Matter?
Remember the day when someone rattled off a phone number while you just hoped against hope you'd recall the string of digits as you were dialing? That was working memory toiling away. With the advent of cell phones, you may no longer use it this way very often. But working memory stil...
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How to Help a Child with Weak Working Memory
Does your child have a weakness with verbal (auditory) or visual-spatial working memory? If so, you may find that it is greatly interfering with academic achievement. Fortunately, there are many ways to help — from teaching ways to compensate to lifestyle changes to brain-training t...
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