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What are **Executive Functions** and how do they impact me at school?



View this ** infographic **for an example of how difficulties with executive functioning impact a 6th grader 

- Use your planner! - Make a To Do list and prioritize your tasks. - Set a timer for each task during your study sessions - Use Checklists  - Label it! A label machine is a beautiful thing. When everything has its' place, you are more likely to put things away properly...which makes them easier to find later...brilliant!
 * Suggested Strategies for Improving Executive Functions **
 * for editing your writing
 * for packing your backpack
 * for preparing for a test



[|Executive Function Fact Sheet] – from LDonline.org Article: [|Three Brain-based Strategies for Improving Executive Functioning] [|Adolescents and Executive Function] – by Peg Dawson, author of [|Smart but Scattered]
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">More Information about Executive Functioning challenges **