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Sheri Wilkins, PhD, has worked in the field of public education as a paraprofessional, teacher, university professor and professional developer for over 40 years and has had extensive experience in advising, coaching, training, and facilitating. She has worked with school systems across the U.S. and in Japan and Australia to bring together stakeholders in conversations designed to increase collaboration, positively impact teaching and learning, and build dynamic educational systems that are student-focused and results-driven. She is the proud mom of four children and grandmother of nine grandchildren. In 2009, following the car accident and traumatic brain injury of one of her children, Dr. Sheri focused her attention on researching specific strategies for developing executive function skills and sharing those strategies with parents and educators. She is the co-author of two other books focused on executive functioning and strategies for teaching and supporting the development of Executive Function skills.

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Power Up 1

Part 1: Introduction to Executive Function 5

What Is Executive Function (EF)? 7

What Do EF Challenges Look Like? 7

How Are EF Challenges Manifested? 9

How Do EF Deficits Impact Learning and Behavior? 11

Which Disorders Commonly Manifest Executive Function Deficits? 13

Part 2: Strategies to Strengthen Executive Function Skills 15

Flexibility 17

Visual Scales 17

Wait Card 24

Countdown Timer 31

Power Card 35

SOARR (Specify, Observe, Analyze, Respond, Reflect) 42

Leveled Emotionality 51 Choice Cards 51

Calming Routines 57

Help and Break Cue Cards 60

Chunking 69

Social Narratives: Story Format 73

Impulse Control 79

Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) 79

Reminder Cards 84

Reinforcement Systems 90

Social Autopsy 94

Cognitive Scripts 98

Planning/Organizing 101 First-Then Boards 101

Video Modeling 107

Organizing: Master Binder System 110

Contingency Mapping 114 Project Mapping 119

Problem Solving 123

Work Systems 123

Checklists 130

Task Analysis 134

Priming 141

Metacognitive Problem Solving 149

References 153