In my previous blog about Executive Functioning Skills (EF), I described several strategies suggested by experts. Here I will present some of the approaches I’ve used in my classroom and with students I tutor, which can easily be implemented by parents, teachers, or tutors. These strategies have helped my students demonstrate impulse control, calm their emotions, and persevere through tasks.

Planning, beginning, persevering with, and completing tasks require a set of skills known as Executive Functioning (EF) Skills. These include thinking before we act, accessing working memory, controlling emotions, sustaining attention, task initiation, and planning and prioritizing steps in a task.