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Interventions for Executive Functioning Challenges: Attention

April 15, 2019 by pathway2success 2 Comments

Over 20 interventions, strategies, and supports to help teach attention skills to kids and young adults. Being able to focus and pay attention is a requirement for learning! Use these activities to help students with ADHD and ALL learners improve focus while improving your classroom management. Try attention grabbers, setting a timer, using fidgets, implementing flexible seating, and more. This is for regular education AND special education needs! #adhd #pathway2success

Challenges with focus and attention can become a huge roadblock to learning for kids and young adults. Simply put, attention is critical to learning. If students can’t focus on the lesson, they are going to struggle with understanding the new content. If students can’t focus on the directions, they are not going to know what […]

Filed Under: Classroom Management, Executive Functioning Skills, Managing Challenging Behaviors, Special Education, Study Skills Tagged With: adhd, attention, executive functioning, special education, study skills, teaching

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Executive functioning skills are not just academic Executive functioning skills are not just academic skills. We use these abilities all the time - when we're shopping at the store, chatting with a friend, or completing daily chores.

Yes, it's absolutely true that executive functioning skills support academics and learning, but they open the door to so much more too.
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Here's what I updated:

βœ… I added over 150 new questions and discussion starters

βœ… I added full-page slides for Google Slides

βœ… I separated color and black/white versions, making it easier for you to print what you need

If you already have them, please head to your TPT purchases and redownload for your update!

If you want to check them out, just comment "send the the link" below and I'll message you! ❀️
πŸŽ‰ just added an in-depth article filled with evide πŸŽ‰ just added an in-depth article filled with evidence-based strategies to improve classroom behavior.

Let me know which strategies are working best for you right now. ❀️
🧠 The beginning of a new year is a great time to r 🧠 The beginning of a new year is a great time to review executive functioning skills.

These are abilities we all use in varying degrees every day, whether it's focusing on a lesson, managing our time on a project, or organizing our workspace at the end of a class.
πŸŽ‰ Some healthy habits to start the year off strong πŸŽ‰ Some healthy habits to start the year off strong... for kids but also for us as adults! 

❀️ What strategies are you putting in place?

Today I made time to exercise and practice mindfulness.
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