All About Executive Function by Michael Fox https://padlet.com/mfox100/bvivr11bxpabvh57 Information about executive function skills and how it affects our lives! en-us 2020-11-20 15:07:49 UTC 2025-11-15 07:23:06 UTC hello@padlet.com http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/kids/photos/articles/Science/A-G/brain.jpg How does everyone use executive function skills everyday to plan and execute? mfox100 https://padlet.com/mfox100/bvivr11bxpabvh57/wish/945572084 2020-11-20 15:09:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mfox100/bvivr11bxpabvh57/wish/945572084 Executive Function skills are vital in all areas of our lives to be successful. mfox100 https://padlet.com/mfox100/bvivr11bxpabvh57/wish/945591642 2020-11-20 15:13:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mfox100/bvivr11bxpabvh57/wish/945591642 How can we help develop EF skills in children? mfox100 https://padlet.com/mfox100/bvivr11bxpabvh57/wish/945603872 2020-11-20 15:16:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mfox100/bvivr11bxpabvh57/wish/945603872 What are executive function skills and how do they manifest? mfox100 https://padlet.com/mfox100/bvivr11bxpabvh57/wish/945607767 - EF is a mental process that allows people to create order in the chaos around them. 
- Allows people to plan, focus, remember directions and multi-task. 
- Helps to organize behavior and order tasks from most important to least important, even if that means delaying instant gratification. 
- Is a control system in the brain that develops as humans mature. 
- EF manifests in multiple ways: time management, mental flexibility, self-monitoring, initiating tasks, self-management, emotional control, inhibitory control, goal setting and planning are a few. ]]> 2020-11-20 15:16:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mfox100/bvivr11bxpabvh57/wish/945607767 EF and the brain mfox100 https://padlet.com/mfox100/bvivr11bxpabvh57/wish/945626101 2020-11-20 15:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mfox100/bvivr11bxpabvh57/wish/945626101 Who is impacted by EF? mfox100 https://padlet.com/mfox100/bvivr11bxpabvh57/wish/945629706 The answer is EVERYONE! The skills just manifest differently as the brain matures. 
- Young children are born without EF skills. Their parents regulate for them. 
- As the child matures, they need external supports to use EF skills, but these lessen as they get older. 
- As the brain matures, EF skills shift from needed external supports to relying on internal supports. 
- EF skills are not fully mature until humans are between 25 and 30 years old! 
- In early adulthood, the different areas of the brain regions start to work together to strengthen EF skills. 
- EF is like a muscle. It can be trained and strengthened as you practice! 
- Children and teens have a difficult time using EF skills because they are not developed yet. 
- Children with exceptionalities may have an even more difficult time using EF skills, and need more external supports to practice and strengthen these skills. ]]> 2020-11-20 15:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mfox100/bvivr11bxpabvh57/wish/945629706 Executive Function Skills by age mfox100 https://padlet.com/mfox100/bvivr11bxpabvh57/wish/945651085 2020-11-20 15:25:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mfox100/bvivr11bxpabvh57/wish/945651085 How do we assess EF skills? mfox100 https://padlet.com/mfox100/bvivr11bxpabvh57/wish/945660770 - Think about whether the task is something a person can't do, or won't do. It is always best to believe the person is missing a skill rather than just not doing something. 
- It takes a team of people to assess a child, who sees the child in various settings. 
- Assessments can be informal and formal
- Interviews, school records, behavior observations, standardized tests and assessment rubric with a continuum are some ways to assess EF skills. ]]> 2020-11-20 15:27:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mfox100/bvivr11bxpabvh57/wish/945660770 EF Assessments mfox100 https://padlet.com/mfox100/bvivr11bxpabvh57/wish/945679286 2020-11-20 15:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mfox100/bvivr11bxpabvh57/wish/945679286 Reflection mfox100 https://padlet.com/mfox100/bvivr11bxpabvh57/wish/945695825 2020-11-20 15:35:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mfox100/bvivr11bxpabvh57/wish/945695825