Executive Function Coaching is an ideal solution for elementary students who struggle with the process of learning. Executive functioning skills are the mental skills that we use to achieve goals, and they are vital for academic success. Students who struggle with executive functioning skills often experience difficulties with:
- Keeping track of work
- Understanding time
- Remembering directions
- Staying focused
- Completing tasks
- Brainstorming ideas
- Beginning a task
- Solving problems creatively
- Reacting appropriately to disappointments
- Understanding feelings and emotions
- Transitioning to new activities
- Adapting to new schedules
- Completing neat work
- Being aware of the effect of their actions
- Thinking before acting
- Making different choices