10 Ways to Support Executive Function Skills

Executive function skills, including issues flexibility, organization, planning, and working memory, play a key role in your students’ success in the classroom and beyond. In this infographic—adapted from some great, practical Brookes books—you’ll find some ready-to-use ideas for building support for executive function skills into your lessons and classroom routines.

Explore the books

The tips in this infographic were adapted from these Brookes titles, filled with practical guidance for helping students learn and thrive:

• The Social‑Emotional Learning Toolbox by Kathy Perez
• Essential Skills for Struggling Learners by Erik von Hahn, Sheldon H. Horowitz, & Caroline Linse
• Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills, Fourth Edition, edited by Judith R. Birsh & Suzanne Carreker
• The Unstuck and On Target! executive function curricula