Rebecca A. Moyes

Executive Function Dysfunction - Strategies for Educators and Parents

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

From bestselling author Rebecca Moyes, this book is the perfect primer for parents and educators of children with executive function difficulties. Rebecca describes what the executive functions are, how executive function difficulties may manifest, and offers a wealth of strategies for supporting children with these difficulties at home and school.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 140mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 198g
• ISBN-13: 9781849057530
• ISBN-10: 1849057532
• Artikelnr.: 40527558

Autorenporträt

Rebecca A. Moyes, M.Ed. is a former teacher who is now a consultant and trainer for several school districts in Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of Grove City College and Penn State University, and holds a master's degree in teaching and curriculum design and development with an emphasis on children with special needs. She has two children, one of whom has Asperger's Syndrome. She is the author of Incorporating Social Goals in the Classroom: A Guide for Teachers and Parents of Children with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome and Addressing the Challenging Behavior of Children with High Functioning Autism/Asperger Syndrome in the Classroom, both published by JKP. She lives in New Kensington, Pennsylvania.

Inhaltsangabe

1. When Interventions Don't Work. 2. What Are Executive Functions? 3.
Behavioral Inhibition. 4. Behavioral Inhibition Continued - Perseveration
and Shifting. 5. Theory of Mind. 6. Working Memory. 7. Organizational
Skills, Time Management, Planning and Decision-Making. 8. Initiation and
Motivation. 9. Self-Talk and Emotional Supports. 10. Attention. Conclusion.
References. Index.