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Growing Executive Function
Empowering Secondary Students With Skills for Lifelong Success
Educators gain practical, research-based educational tools to explicitly grow and teach executive function. Designed for secondary students, this book helps teachers support students, increase independence, and create calmer and more effective classrooms—where students manage time, advocate for themselves, and thrive independently.
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Executive function made easy for teachers
Author and educator Sarah Kesty offers educators practical tools to teach executive function skills—such as planning, time management, and organization—through classroom strategies, structured lessons, and academic coaching. By integrating these skills into daily routines, teachers can reduce classroom frustration while empowering students to develop self-awareness, responsibility, independence, and ownership of their learning behaviors through practical strategies and reflective exercises.
Grades 6–12 teachers can use this book to:
- Understand integral facets of executive function and its impacts on student learning
- Master effective lesson plan structure to instill core executive function skills
- Engage in academic coaching conversations to build students’ skills and self-awareness
- Adopt strategies to encourage executive function for students with diverse learning needs
- Develop support systems for students struggling with executive function development
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“As a parent, educator, and special educator, I’ve been waiting for a book like Growing Executive Function. I want to give it to everyone I know and see it in the hands of every educator across the country. These tools are exactly what we need to support our students in truly meeting their potential and feeling good about themselves as learners.”
“In Growing Executive Function, author Sarah Kesty emphasizes that many executive function skills can be taught and developed, and urges all stakeholders—teachers, school leaders, coaches, therapists, parents, and support staff—to take part in this effort.”
“Using neuroscience combined with years of experience, author Sarah Kesty becomes a supportive guide, providing an executive function road map with easy tools to implement.”
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