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1 online resource (125 pages) |
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Nasen Spotlight Ser |
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Nasen Spotlight Ser
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; 1 What is executive functioning?; Potential problems for pupils; Nature and/or nurture; Executive functioning in the classroom; Issues for the primary child; Issues for the secondary pupil; 2 Who is at risk and why?; Pupils with specific learning difficulties/differences (SpLD); Pupils with developmental immaturity and/or delay; The relevance of childhood life experiences; Simple ways for parents to support their children; 3 Action: an individual's ability to monitor and regulate their activity; Self-regulation |
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Support strategies for use in the mainstream classroomThe effective working of the brain; Teaching metacognition; 4 Activation: the organisation of tasks; Procrastination; Time management; Organisation; Prioritising; 5 Effort: the pupil's ability to regulate and sustain their effort and motivation; Specific problems in the classroom; Generic classroom support strategies; 6 Emotion: managing frustration and modulating feelings; Cool and hot skills; Modulating feelings and managing frustration; Behavioural issues; Support strategies for pupils with emotional regulation problems; Social skills |
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Emotions: self-helpstrategies7 Focus: finding, sustaining and shifting attention as required; Potential difficulties in school; Possible strategies to support pupils in mainstream lessons; Dealing with sleep difficulties; Attention and focus: pupil advice; Flexibility: classroom solutions; 8 Memory: using working memory and accessing recall; Poor memory: why pupils forget; Problems experienced by pupils with poor working memory in the classroom; Support strategies in the classroom; Self-help for pupils; 9 Child development: formal learning, play, risk taking and physical exercise |
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The dangers of the premature introduction of formal learningA play-based curriculum: implications for the development of children's executive functioning children's executive functioning; Controlled risk taking as a way to develop self-regulation; Opportunities for physical activity in schools; 10 Self-assessment questionnaire; A questionnaire to explore aspects of the pupil's executive functioning and raise issues for discussion; Index |
| Summary |
Brain Development and School offers a range of practical classroom strategies to help pupils develop their executive function. Packed with useful tips that are grounded in theory, it examines how to support aspects of children's executive functioning that can affect their school life; including self-control, memory, metacognition, organisation, motivation, self-regulation and focus. Relevant for pupils in the primary and secondary school, the book focuses on ways of improving children's emotional and intellectual development. It includes: Discussion of what executive functioning is and the different factors that might affect a child's executive functioning Ways that executive functioning weaknesses show themselves in school Support strategies for teachers and advice for pupils to improve specific areas of executive functioning Manageable solutions and modifications that can be applied within the mainstream classroom A self-assessment questionnaire that can be used as a starting point for discussion with pupils This book will be beneficial to all teachers, school leaders and SENCOs looking to support their pupils by identifying and understanding the root causes of their behaviour. It recognises the important role that schools play in pupils' neurological development and suggests ways for schools to provide more personalised, differentiated support for individual pupils |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Brain.
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Learning, Psychology of.
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Learning -- Physiological aspects.
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Teaching.
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brains.
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ADHD.
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Attention.
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Brain development.
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Concentration.
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Executive Function.
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Guy.
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Inclusion.
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Inclusive Education.
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Learning difficulties.
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SEN.
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SENCO.
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SEND.
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Working memory.
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Brain
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Learning -- Physiological aspects
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Learning, Psychology of
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Teaching
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351025256 |
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1351025252 |
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9781351025263 |
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1351025260 |
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9781351025249 |
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1351025244 |
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9781351025232 |
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1351025236 |
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1138494909 |
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9781138494909 |
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