Foundational Skills
Response Inhibition
This E.F. skill allows us to give ourselves feedback and is typically the last one we develop
Metacognition
Which E.F skill do we support when we teach and reteach and remind the expectation?
Response Inhibition
Our brain is not fully developed until when?
Ages 25-30
When you are NOT using this skill, you are practicing procrastination.
Task Initiation
The ability to create a roadmap to reach complete a task.
Planning/Prioritizing
Which E.F. skill do we support when we write out schemes to complete a task?
Organization
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.
Empathy
The ability to stay on task even with distractions.
Sustained Attention
Without this E.F. we have difficulty following through on our goals.
Goal-Directed Persistence
Which E.F. skill do we support when we set a timer or alarm?
Time Management
The E.F. skill that helps us control our behavior to complete goals
Emotional Control
The ability to process, use, and remember information on a day-to-day basis.
Working Memory
The ability to create and maintain systems.
Organization
We help this E.F. skill when we ask ourselves questions like “What can I do to help remember that information?”
Metacognition
What is the "mom" or "CEO" of the brain?
Executive Function Skills
The E.F skill that enables us to change plans in the face of obstacles
Flexibility
The E.F. skill that provides a sense that time is important.
Time Management
Which E.F. skill do we support when we break tasks into steps and have something to look forward to after the tasks.
Sustained Attention
What is the term used when we focus on something so intensely that we lose track of time and forget about important things.
Hyperfocus