집행 기능과 사회적 기술: 소리 내어 읽기 그룹

The class will start with a quick discussion about the skill we will be discussing each class.  It will change from every week but will include things like planning out assignments, dealing with disappointments, focusing on our work, dealing with losing important materials, active listening, and dealing with setbacks.  Additional topics covered will be things like sharing our thoughts and opinions in a kind way, how to handle being teased, taking responsibility for our choices, reading social cues, changing our mindset, impulse control, patience, being a problem solver, taking turns, the difference between tattling and telling, and being a flexible thinker. Since we will discuss a different topic every week you don't have to worry about your child missing anything if they are new to the class or if your child can't attend every session. 

This is a wonderful class for students to have a forum to discuss challenging social interactions and things that might impact our productivity. We will discuss the weekly topic, identify examples, and then discuss strategies to help us the next time a similar thing happens to us. 

We will read a story and I will encourage discussion and for students to make connections to their own lives.  This will be a judgment free zone and my hope is that all students will feel comfortable sharing their thoughts and opinions.  My teaching style is laid back and informal so I hope that this will be something they look forward to at the end of a long week of learning.  
Here is a list of the books from Boys Town Press that we will read each week.  


Jan. 2025 
Week of 1/4 Pause Power by Jennifer Law
Week of 1/13 Rumor Has It by Julia Cook
Week of 1/20 The Garden in My Mind by Stephie McCumbee 
Week of 1/27 Diamond Rattle Loves to Tattle by Ashley Bartley

Feb 2025
Week of 2/3 Marcos, Did You Hear Me? by Bryan Smith (the meaning of active listening)
Week of 2/10 Vinnie the Brave by Jeff Tucker (learning to face our fears)
Week of 2/17 Empathy is My Superpower by Bryan Smith
Week of 2/24 The Procrastinator by Julia Cook 



This class would be great for any child that has little things happen that turn into big things, difficulty beginning and completing tasks, a hard time letting go of something and moving on with their day, needs some strategies to be more mindful of their choices or needs support with planning and deciding where to start when given multiple tasks.  This is a topic that I am very passionate about because I literally believe these skills set up our children for future success.  

You may be wondering how a deficit in executive functioning skills might impact a child.  Some children just begin working and always seem to finish on time.  Others become so overwhelmed about where to start that they simply cannot begin.  They may have classic and amazingly imaginative work avoidance behaviors.  They may also start many tasks and but struggle to follow them through to completion.  Or they pick a task to start with and encounter some difficulty and shut down because it didn’t come easily to them.  These students may seek assistance very frequently because they are looking for some immediate feedback on their accuracy or reassurance that they are on the right track.  They are often rushing to finish their work and make errors that appear careless but that child may literally be in a panic to finish their assignment.  They may miss out on earned activities in school because they still have to finish their work.   

Students with executive functioning deficits need to build their self-awareness and require direct instruction on understanding how their actions impact others and themselves.  They may literally be surprised when you remind them about a rule they currently aren't following.  They need help to understand when it is a good time to ask an adult for assistance or talk with a friend.  They may have difficulty connecting that consequences are a result of their choices.  

If you see your child in some of these descriptions then this class will be beneficial for them.  I would also be happy to discuss setting up 1:1 tutoring to help your child with specific executive functioning deficits and to help you decide where to start.