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Executive Functioning

Many people with LD struggle with executive function, which can make activities like planning, organizing, strategizing, remembering details, and managing time and space difficult. Problems with executive function — a set of mental processes that helps connect past experience with present action — can be seen at any age and often contribute to the challenges individuals with LD face in academic learning.

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Video: What is Executive Function? Featured Video: What Is Executive Function?
What is executive function, and how it is related to children with learning disabilities? How does executive function affect learning? What are the warning signs? Dr. Horowitz answers these questions, and more, in this Ask the Expert video. More >
¿Qué es la función ejecutiva? ¿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 ... More >
Executive Functioning and Learning Disabilities 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... More >
Las habilidades de ejecución y su hijo con discapacidades de aprendizaje 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... More >
What Is Working Memory and Why Does It Matter? 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... More >
How to Help a Child with Weak Working Memory 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... More >
Executive Function and School Performance: A 21st Century Challenge Executive Function and School Performance: A 21st Century Challenge
Mike’s performance has been unpredictable all year! He is so bright and creative and his teachers report that he participates in classes. However, homework is a daily battle that I dread. Mike’s teachers recently told me that he is often late with papers and projects and that he i... More >
Executive Function: Flexible Thinking Strategies for Life-Long Success Executive Function: Flexible Thinking Strategies for Life-Long Success
I try to help Jan with her homework, but she gets frustrated when I show her an approach that may not be the same as the way she was taught in school. She gets stuck doing things over and over so that homework drags on for hours. (Parent of 6th grader)Cognitive flexibility, or the abi... More >
Executive Function: Organizing and Prioritizing Strategies for Academic Success Executive Function: Organizing and Prioritizing Strategies for Academic Success
Emily is a scattered child. She loses things all the time and is always late in the morning because she cannot find her books or her gym shoes. Last week, she missed a field trip because she forgot to hand in the permission slip and could not even find it in her locker or backpack. I ... More >
Executive Function: Self-Monitoring and Self-Checking for Independent Learning Executive Function: Self-Monitoring and Self-Checking for Independent Learning
Zach never proofreads. I have to remind him to check his homework every night and I feel like a broken record! No matter what I say, his work is still filled with careless mistakes. When he has a math test, he seems to understand the concepts perfectly, but he gets so many answers wr... More >
Organización: Una Habilidad Crucial para su Hijo con Discapacidad de Aprendizaje Organización: Una Habilidad Crucial para su Hijo con Discapacidad de Aprendizaje
¡Si tan sólo pudieras organizarte! ¿Cómo puedes encontrar algo aquí? ¿Tienes que entregar el informe mañana? ¿Y no lo has empezado? ¿Cómo pudiste haber olvidado el entregar la tarea? ¡Te ayudé a hacerla! ¿Qué es algo que hace un día infeliz para los padres? Reci... More >