Executive Function Supports in Special Education

Many students struggle to start tasks, stay organized, or monitor their own work. This 31-slide professional development resource explains the core executive skills and turns the research into concrete classroom strategies.

What's Inside

• 31 detailed slides covering executive function in special education
• "What Executive Function Is" and "Why Executive Function Matters" for academics and behavior
• Executive Skills Overview: Working Memory, Cognitive Flexibility, Inhibitory Control
• Task Initiation Supports — First/Then boards, 5-minute timers, clear starting cues
• Self-Monitoring Tools using a Monitor-Evaluate-Adjust self-regulation framework
• Systematic Teaching Defined: a 5-step model from explicit instruction to independent application
• Planning and Organization Strategies, including visual checklists and project timelines
• Using Choice Boards and Checklists to build structure and engagement
• Sustained Attention Supports for building stamina gradually
• Guidance for special education teachers, interventionists, case managers, and paraprofessionals

How It Helps You

• Gives staff ready supports for task initiation, such as First/Then boards and timers
• Offers a self-monitoring framework students can learn to use
• Includes a systematic 5-step teaching model

Ways to Use It

Use it for staff PD, paraprofessional training, or planning supports for individual students.

Who It's For

Special education teachers, interventionists, case managers, paraprofessionals, and support teams.

Format

Digital slide resource, 31 slides. Instant download.

Need more than one?

If you use professional development resources with your team, this course fits alongside many others on special education practice. The Special Education Courses Bundle includes this resource and more in one download, and you save 66% compared to buying each item separately.