Smart but Scattered : The Revolutionary ""Executive Skills"" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential

Peg. Dawson
Bok · Engelsk · 2011 · Electronic books.

Annen tittel	Smart but scattered : the revolutionary "executive skills" approach to helping kids reach their potential
Utgitt	New York : : Guilford Publications, , 2011.
Omfang	1 online resource (321 p.)
Opplysninger	Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; Part I: What Makes Your Child Smart but Scattered; 1: How Did Such a Smart KidEnd Up So Scattered?; 2: Identifying Your Child's Strengthsand Weaknesses; 3: How Your Own Executive SkillStrengths and Weaknesses Matter; 4: Matching the Child to the Task; Part II: Laying a Foundation That Can Help; 5: Ten Principles for Improving YourChild's Executive Skills; 6: Modifying the Environment; 7: Teaching Executive Skills Directly; 8: Motivating Your Child to Learnand Use Executive Skills; Part III: Putting It All Together. - 9: Advance Organizer10: Ready-Made Plans for Teaching Your Child to Complete Daily Routines; 11: Building Response Inhibition; 12: Enhancing Working Memory; 13: Improving Emotional Control; 14: Strengthening Sustained Attention; 15: Teaching Task Initiation; 16: Promoting, Planning, and Prioritizing; 17: Fostering Organization; 18: Instilling Time Management; 19: Encouraging Flexibility; 20: Increasing Goal-Directed Persistence; 21: Cultivating Metacognition; 22: When What You Do Is Not Enough; 23: Working with the School; 24: What's Ahead?; Resources; Index; About the Authors. - There's nothing more frustrating than watching your bright, talented son or daughter struggle with everyday tasks like finishing homework, putting away toys, or following instructions at school. Your ""smart but scattered"" 4- to 13-year-old might also have trouble coping with disappointment or managing anger. Drs. Peg Dawson and Richard Guare have great news: there's a lot you can do to help. The latest research in child development shows that many kids who have the brain and heart to succeed lack or lag behind in crucial ""executive skills""--the fundamental habits of mind required for
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Sjanger	Electronic books.
Dewey	649.1526
ISBN	9781593854454. - 9781593859879