Executive Function and Child Development
Book Details
- Publisher : W.W.Norton
- Published : January 2013
- Cover : Hardback
- Pages : 204
- Category :
Child and Adolescent Studies - Catalogue No : 33675
- ISBN 13 : 9780393707649
- ISBN 10 : 9780393707
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Poor executive function (EF) in the brain can mean behavioural and attentional problems in school. This book explains to parents and professionals how EF develops in kids, what EF difficulties look like and what creative and effective interventions can meet their needs.
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Executive functions involve mental processes such as:
* Working memory–holding several pieces of information in mind while we try to do something with them–for example, understand and solve a problem or carry out a task.
* Response inhibition–inhibiting actions that interfere with our intentions or goals.
* Shifting focus–interrupting an ongoing response in order to direct attention to other aspects of a situation that are important for goal attainment.
* Cognitive flexibility–generating alternative methods of solving a problem or reaching a goal.
* Self-monitoring–checking on one's own cognitions and actions to assure that they are in line with one's intentions.
* Goal Orientation–creating and carrying out a multi-step plan for achieving a goal in a timely fashion, keeping the "big picture" in mind.
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