Executive Functioning

This helps people thing before acting.

• impulse control

• mind control

• sleeping

• earbuds/music

An example of impulse control...

• getting a 98% on a test

• completing homework on time

• blurting out answers

• teaching for the teacher

This helps control an individual's feelings.

• cake and ice cream

• talking to someone

• emotional well-being

• emotional control

What is executive functioning?

• The ability to function executively.

• Skills to organize and act on information.

• The ability to not struggle with things in life.

• Assistance for school.

Which of the following are Executive Functioning Skills (there is more than one correct answer

• impulse control, flexible thinking, emotional control, working memory

• planning and prioritizing, meal prepping, task initiation, emotional control

• seeking assistance, self-advocacy, planning, memory exercises

• self-monitoring, planning and prioritizing, task initiation, organization

Even if a student has taken notes, if this is an area of weakness, students may forget directions/tasks:

• emotional control

• flexible thinking

• impulse control

• working memory

This allows you to adjust to something unexpected

• flexible planning

• flexible thinking

• planning and organization

• impulse control

A synonym for evaluating how you are doing:

• self-evaluation

• self-monitoring

• powerschool grade check

• monitory

Check all of the ways you can plan/prioritize tasks

• planner

• to-do list

• powerschool

• sticky notes

A student is given a task and begins immediately. This is called:

• start time

• task retrieval

• task intitation

• task completion