Coach Your Own Child
Strong Executive Function is the key to succeeding on gifted tests, in school, and for life
How improved executive function skills can help test and academic performance:
Attention - Focus makes it easier to follow directions
Distractability - Avoiding distractions improves test performance
Self-Monitoring - Helps avoid careless errors
Working Memory - Required for multistep problems
Response Inhibition - Prevents you from picking the first possible answer
Planning - Critical for essays and longer-term assignments
Time Management - Important to avoid running out of time
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