What are EF skills?
SORT the Symptom
SORT the Symptom
SORT the Symptom
SORT the Symptom
SORT the Symptom
SORT the Symptom
BONUS
100
PLANNING & ORGANIZING
What is the ability to initiate tasks, organize the steps necessary to complete the task, use necessary materials and complete the task
100
Bonus Question #1
Encyclopedias no longer being the primary source for information on all branches of knowledge, this audio/visual experience is super convenient.
What is a you-tube video?
200
EMOTION REGULATION
What is "The ability to recognize and manage emotions, express emotions in an adaptive way."
200
Difficulty reading others
What are COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY, IMPULSE CONTROL and SELF-MONITORING?
200
Difficulty comprehending how much time is needed to finish a task
What are PLANNNING/ORGANIZING and SELF-MONITORING?
200
Argumentative (trouble shifting thoughts)
What are COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY, IMPULSE CONTROL, EMOTION REGULATION, and SELF-MONITORING?
200
Difficulty keeping track of more than one thing at the same time
What are WORKING MEMORY, PLANNING/ORGANIZING and SELF-MONITORING?
200
Take longer than usual to complete homework or chores
What are WORKING MEMORY, PLANNING/ORGANZING and SELF-MONITORING?
200
Can struggle to make a decision
What are COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY, IMPULSE CONTROL, PLANNING/ORGANIZING and SELF-MONITORING?
200
BONUS TRUE or FALSE
Difficulties with EF are only seen in children under 6.
What is FALSE?
EF difficulties can be seen at any age but are more noticeable when children move through the early elementary grades.
300
IMPULSE CONTROL
What is "The ability to control impulses; think before saying or doing things"
300
Forget what I’m saying or doing in the middle of a task
What are WORKING MEMORY and IMPULSE CONTROL?
300
Hard time paying attention
What is IMPULSE CONTROL?
300
Trouble participating in group work
What are COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY, IMPULSE CONTROL, or SELF-MONITORING?
300
Difficulty with self-editing and proof-reading
What is IMPULSE CONTROL and SELF-MONITORING?
300
Easily frustrated or reactive
What is IMPULSE CONTROL and EMOTION REGULATION?
300
Easily distracted
What is IMPULSE CONTROL?
300
BONUS True or False: Difficulties in EF can run in families
What is TRUE?
400
COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY
What is "The ability to think flexibly and shift your approach"
400
Difficulty with reflecting on our own effort
What is IMPULSE CONTROL and SELF-MONITORING?
400
Difficulty memorizing and retrieving information from memory
What is WORKING MEMORY?
400
Difficulty planning projects
What are WORKING MEMORY and PLANNING/ORGANIZING?
400
Has a hard time considering other perspectives
What is COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY?
400
Having trouble with multi-step directions
What are WORKING MEMORY, PLANNING/ORGANIZING and SELF-MONITORING?
400
Difficulty retaining information long enough to use it
What is WOKRING MEMORY?
400
BONUS TRUE or FALSE
There is one simple test to determine weaknesses in EF.
What is FALSE
There are no simple tests that identify all of the different features of executive function. Careful observation and trial teaching are invaluable in identifying and better understanding weaknesses in this area.
500
WORKING MEMORY
What is "The ability to hold information in the mind and use it to complete a task"
500
Difficulties with interrupting; blurting out
What are WORKING MEMORY, IMPULSE CONTROL, PLANNING/ORGANIZING and SELF-MONITORING?
500
Difficulties with initiating activities or tasks
What is WOKRING MEMORY and PLANNING/ORGANIZING?
500
Difficulties noticing how my behavior impacts others
What are COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY, IMPULSE CONTROL and SELF-MONITORING?
500
Difficulty planning projects, often losing things, messy room/workspace
What are WORKING MEMORY and PLANNING/ORGANIZING?
500
Difficulty generating ideas independently
What is WOKRING MEMORY and PLANNING/ORGANIZING?
500
Going off on tangents conversationally
What are WORKING MEMORY and IMPULSE CONTROL?
500
BONUS QUESTION
This is an example of a daily task that requires use of EF's.
Any example will work.
600
SELF-MONITORING
What is "The ability to evaluate how you’re doing (internally & externally); ask for help, seek more info as needed"
AND "Make corrections while thinking, reading or writing"
600
Overreacting; dramatic reactions; moodiness
What are COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY, IMPULSE CONTROL, EMOTION REGULATION and SELF-MONITORING?
600
Gets stuck on certain parts of a task; gets stuck on an idea
What is COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY?
600
Difficulty shifting from one activity to another (especially when rules or tasks demand change)
What are COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY, IMPULSE CONTROL, and EMOTION REGULATION?
600
Difficulty telling stories (verbally or written); difficulty communicating details in organized, sequential manner
What are WORKING MEMORY, IMPULSE CONTROL and PLANNING ORGANIZING?
600
Difficulties waiting to speak until called upon
What are WORKING MEMORY, IMPULSE CONTROL, PLANNING/ORGANIZING and SELF-MONITORING?
600
Difficulty retaining information long enough to use it.
What is WORKING MEMORY?
600
BONUS TRUE or FALSE
The part of the brain responsible for executive functioning is fully developed at age 10.
What is False?
The Prefrontal Cortex is not fully developed until you are in your mid twenties.