Have you been told by teachers – or have you noticed yourself – that your youth struggles with one or more executive functioning skills, such as planning, organizing, initiating tasks, and/or keeping focused? Youth may also struggle with emotional control, flexible thinking, and self-awareness.
Please join Sarah Firestein, Senior Learning Specialist at Landmark College’s Bay Area Success Center in San Mateo, as she explains what executive functioning skills are, and their effect on a student’s success in school, at home, and through transitions to other academic settings.
Sarah will provide:
- An overview of executive functioning and how these developing skills help and hinder academic progress
- Ways to support self-awareness and self-exploration related to executive functioning skills, including strategies to meet specific tasks–at school and at home
- Practical tips for parents to use to support their youth’s developing executive functioning skills before, during, and after their academic transitions
- Sarah has more than 22 years of experience in the fields of social services and education, and believes that success means students and families feel seen and heard, with an individually curated set of supports. She considers herself a curiosity-driven thought partner, and primarily uses a non-directive coaching approach that is aligned with Landmark College’s evidenced-based practices.
This is the first in a 2-part series. In part two, Sarah will discuss how executive functioning skills can affect a youth’s social life, peer interactions, social/community opportunities. Sarah facilitates UCLA’s Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) offered at Landmark’s Success Center.
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This is a Connections California event, a project of Parents Helping Parents – Silicon Valley. Connections California is in part sponsored by the San Andreas Regional Center and the California Department of Developmental Services.
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