Autorentext

Mitch Weathers is a teacher, founder of Organized Binder, Inc. and author of the best selling book, Executive Functions for Every Classroom: Creating Safe and Predictable Learning Environments - Grades 3-12. Together with the Organized Binder team, Mitch works with K-12 schools and colleges in the US and internationally to equip students with executive functioning skills. When he is not working with schools, you can find him running trails training for his next ultramarathon. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Northern California.

Klappentext

Ensure every child thrives during the critical early years of learning

Every day in primary classrooms, teachers navigate a familiar challenge: Some learners seem naturally ready for school routines while others struggle to follow directions, stay organized, or manage their impulses. The difference often isn t about a student's ability or behavior-it s about executive functions, the cognitive processes that promote attention, memory, and adaptability.

Executive Functions for Every K-3 Classroom provides the knowledge and practical strategies teachers need to support all children in developing these critical skills. The authors translate complex research into actionable classroom practices, showing you how to create learning environments where working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility flourish. This book completes the K-12 series, alongside Mitch Weathers s bestselling Executive Functions for Every Classroom, Grades 3-12.

What makes this book essential:

• Research-backed strategies that translate complex cognitive science into simple, actionable classroom practices
• Real classroom scenarios showing how executive function challenges play out in daily learning and demonstrating practical solutions that work
• Practical suggestions to reduce interference and increase automaticity, helping all students access learning more effectively
• Embedded implementation that fits seamlessly into your existing routines and instruction without adding extra work
  Research shows that strong executive functions in the early years help close opportunity gaps, leading to better academic outcomes and improved reading and math skills. Whether yoüre assisting a kindergartner learning to unpack their backpack independently or supporting a third grader through multi-step problem-solving, this book provides the foundation you need to build self-regulated learners who are truly ready for school and beyond.

Inhalt

Foreword by Zach Groshell
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
Chapter 1: Understanding Executive Functions
Chapter 2: Executive Function Challenges
Chapter 3: Supporting Executive Functions
Chapter 4: Establishing Targeted Routines
Chapter 5: Implementing Strategic Instruction
Chapter 6: Creating Supportive Environments
Chapter 7: Awareness and Empowerment
Signing Off
Glossary
References
Index