Executive functioning skills—such as attention, organization, emotional regulation, working memory, and task initiation—are foundational to a child’s engagement, learning, and long-term “success”. When these skills are underdeveloped, others such as parents, teachers and therapists often carry the weight of managing behavior, motivation, and academic progress, leading to increased stress and burnout in the adults there to provide the support children need.
This interactive workshop equips with practical strategies to support the development of executive functioning skills in children from preschool to school-age, and learning differences. Participants will learn how to create learning environments that increase child engagement while reducing overload (& overwhelm!). The session emphasizes proactive supports that help children learn how to learn, rather than relying on constant reminders or reactive behavior management.
We will explore executive functioning strategies to:
- increase child engagement (& therefore, learning!);
- support adult organization and execution of strategies;
- strengthen child & adult regulation skills;
- improve independence in child learning; and
- differentiate supports for all learners.
Equally important, this workshop centres on the therapist’s well-being. By implementing efficient executive functioning supports, therapists such as S-LPs can reduce stress, streamline routines, and minimize repeated interventions. Participants will leave with tools that not only help the children they service develop essential life skills, but also help create opportunities where S-LPs can focus on connection, the essential element to communication development.