Reimaging Executive Functioning: Putting the Puzzle Pieces Together
Executive Functioning, Self-Regulation, and Social-Emotional Skills What do students need so they can effectively plan and complete work?...
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melissamullin
- Mar 24, 2017
- 4 min
How To Help a Perfectionist Finish Schoolwork
Sarah’s son, Todd, is a perfectionist who spends hours doing his homework. He gets upset whenever he doesn’t like his work and tears it...
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melissamullin
- Feb 4, 2016
- 4 min
How to Build Initiation Skills
Starting a task requires strong initiation skills. Students who struggle to begin their work may have weak executive functioning skills....
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melissamullin
- Oct 30, 2014
- 2 min
How Do You Teach Executive Functioning to a Rigid Child?
Today I spoke to a mom of a 10 year old who is struggling in school. This student, Ben, is a bright boy who had been diagnosed with ADHD...
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melissamullin
- May 20, 2014
- 2 min
How DO you Teach Children with Learning Challenges?
Effective teaching requires a connection between the teacher and the student. This is especially true when a child has a learning...
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melissamullin
- May 28, 2013
- 4 min
Executive Functioning Skills: How To Get Your Child To Follow The Plan
The coach comes, plans are made, checklists are created with extensive “TO DOs” and then what? Nothing! Students with executive...
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melissamullin
- Mar 17, 2013
- 1 min
Find your Executive Functioning Strengths and Weakness with our FREE QUIZ
Executive Functioning refers to the skills that help you organize, plan and execute a task. If you would like to discover your own...
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melissamullin
- Jan 7, 2013
- 5 min
Mastering Executive Functioning Skills Requires Grit and Resilience
by Melissa Mullin Ph.D. Executive functioning skills enable students to manage their workload and plan for the future. These skills allow...
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melissamullin
- Dec 6, 2012
- 2 min
What Does It Mean To Have Weak Executive Functioning Skills?
Many middle school children have difficulty with executive functioning skills. What does this really mean? For many of the students that...
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melissamullin
- Sep 25, 2012
- 2 min
Executive Functioning Workbook
By Melissa Mullin, Ph.D. and Karen Fried, PysD. Planning, organizing and following through on your plans require strong executive...
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melissamullin
- May 19, 2012
- 3 min
Summer and Executive Functioning Skills
Summer is a great time to catch up on material your child may not have mastered during the school year. Teaching reading, writing, or...
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melissamullin
- Feb 5, 2012
- 2 min
Metacognition Helps Build Self Regulation and Executive Functioning Skills
Metacognition is thinking about thinking, knowing “what we know” and “what we don’t know.” This means students take time to think about...
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melissamullin
- Sep 23, 2011
- 5 min
Middle School Students Need Strong Organizational Skills
“How do I help my middle schooler who doesn’t write down assignments, hand in reports or turn in papers that need to be signed!?” asked a...
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melissamullin
- May 4, 2011
- 2 min
Learning and Stress Can Be Related
Stress is a major factor for many students these days. Students who have a learning disability have to work harder than their typical...
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melissamullin
- Apr 16, 2011
- 2 min
Executive Functioning and Self-Control
Self-control is the ability to delay gratification. This is important in the development of executive functioning skills for many...
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