Smart but Scattered : The Revolutionary 'Executive Skills' Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential By Dawson, Peg / Guare, Richard Publisher : Guilford Pubn Published Date : 2009/01 Binding : Paperback ISBN : 9781593854454 BookWeb Price : AED 77.00 Availability Status : Our fulfillment centre has the item in stock. Usually dispatches within 3 working days. Language : English

 
Introduction                                       1  (10)
  PART I What Makes Your Child Smart but
  Scattered
    How Did Such a Smart Kid End Up So             11 (15)
    Scattered?
    Identifying Your Child's Strengths and         26 (20)
    Weaknesses
    How Your Own Executive Skill Strengths and     46 (13)
    Weaknesses Matter
    Matching the Child to the Task                 59 (12)
  PART II Laying a Foundation That Can Help
    Ten Principles for Improving Your Child's      71 (10)
    Executive Skills
    Modifying the Environment: A Is for            81 (11)
    Antecedent
    Teaching Executive Skills Directly: B Is       92 (18)
    for Behavior
    Motivating Your Child to Learn and Use         110(11)
    Executive Skills: C Is for Consequence
  PART III Putting It All Together
    Advance Organizer                              121(9)
    Ready-Made Plans for Teaching Your Child to    130(57)
    Complete Daily Routines
    Building Response Inhibition                   187(10)
    Enhancing Working Memory                       197(8)
    Improving Emotional Control                    205(9)
    Strengthening Sustained Attention              214(8)
    Teaching Task Initiation                       222(9)
    Promoting, Planning, and Prioritizing          231(8)
    Fostering Organization                         239(9)
    Instilling Time Management                     248(8)
    Encouraging Flexibility                        256(9)
    Increasing Goal-Directed Persistence           265(8)
    Cultivating Metacognition                      273(9)
    When What You Do Is Not Enough                 282(7)
    Working with the School                        289(8)
    What's Ahead?                                  297(6)
Resources                                          303(7)
Index                                              310(4)
About the Authors                                  314