This very practical manual provides has a clear, step by step detailed approach for strengthening executive functioning in children and adolescents. It explains how executive skills develop in children and are used in everyday life - from the self-regulation required for responsible behavior to the planning and initiation abilities needed to complete homework on time. There are guidelines for educators and clinicians on conducting multimodal assessments and using the results to plan environmental modifications, individualized instruction, coaching, and whole-class interventions.

  Attention is also given to working with children with ADHD and other clinical problems in which executive skills are impaired.  The authors have extensive experience with students whose executive skills are impaired by traumatic brain injuries.

  This is a useful manual for teachers and parents to use in collaboration with school-based clinicians and for students required accommodations or special education. There are many useful forms for assessment tools, checklists and planning sheets, ready to photocopy and use.