This is a practical and informative resource for any parent or teacher who wants to learn more about executive skills.

This book contains a wealth of information on what executive skills are, how they typically develop, and how the environment can contribute to their development. This resource will also help parents and teachers come up with strategies to address a specific problem task or executive skill. Each executive skill is individually described and brief rating scales are included to determine where a child is at in terms of skill development.

Overall, a very user friendly resource.

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

Author: Richard Guare Phd, Peg Dawson EdD

Publisher: The Guilford Press (2009)

Binding: Paperback, 314 pages