Foundational Skills
Response Inhibition
This E.F. skill allows us to give ourselves feedback and is typically the last one we develop
Metacognition
When we do dorm checks, we are evaluating your skills in this EF skill
organization (time management, planning/prioritizing)
Our brain is not fully developed until when?
Ages 25-30
When you are NOT using this skill, you are practicing procrastination.
Task Initiation
This EF skill helps us to identify what we need to do to complete a task and what we should do first.
Planning/Prioritizing
Which E.F. skill do we support when we write out clean out our backpacks?
Organization
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.
Empathy
The skill that helps us 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 skill that helps us to process, use, and remember information on a day-to-day basis.
Working Memory
The skill that helps us to create and maintain systems (such as where we keep our homework or clothing).
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/prefrontal cortex
The E.F skill that enables us to change plans in the face of obstacles
Flexibility
Your coach often does SEL lessons with you. SEL stands for this.
Social-Emotional Learning
Which E.F. skill do we support when we keep working on homework instead of getting distracted by our roommate watching a movie.
Sustained Attention
You set CANDO goals with your coach this year. Name what at least 3 of the letters stand for.
Clear, Appropriate, Numerical,
Doable, w/Obstacles Considered