Elevate Kids

  • Good & Proficient Executive function skills are like a busy airport's air traffic control tower because of managing many forms of information and then executing a plan to complete a task.

    Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (2011). Building the Brain’s “Air Traffic Control” System: How Early Experiences Shape the Development of Executive Function: Working Paper No. 11. http://www.developing child.harvard.edu

The three main executive function skills, also called basic learner skills include:

Working memory

Inhibitory/ emotional control

Cognitive or mental flexibility

I Teach, Evaluate , and provide supports to promote independence in children’s ability to:

  • Focus, hold, and work with information in the brain (working memory)

  • Handle turbulence by filtering distractions (inhibitory / emotional control)

  • Switch gears (cognitive or mental flexibility)

“Children’s executive function skills provide the link between early school achievement and social, emotional, and moral development.”

Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (2011). Building the Brain’s “Air Traffic Control” System: How Early Experiences Shape the Development of Executive Function: Working Paper No. 11. http://www.developing child.harvard.edu

Would my child / Student(S) Benefit from executive function skills coaching?

  • Does your child have difficulty sitting down at the table during dinner, playing a game, or reading/listening to a book for longer periods of time?

  • Is the bedtime routine a struggle for your child?

  • Does your child lose or forget to hand in homework?

  • Is it hard to get your child to follow directions independently such as completing a chore or getting ready for daycare/ school in the morning?

  • Does your child get extremely upset over “little” things?

  • Does your child struggle with taking notes or studying for tests?

  • Is writing a sentence, paragraph, or multi-paragraph paper at school or home difficult for your child?

If you answered yes to any of these questions or want help for your child to become more independent with executive function skills such as:

  • focusing/listening

  • being flexible

  • staying calm

  • waiting

  • using emotional coping skills

  • cleaning up

  • organizational skills

  • time management

  • study skills and techniques (note taking)

Then YES your child / student(s) would benefit from executive function skills coaching!