Designing Homework to Mediate Executive Functioning Deficits in Students With Disabilities

Designing homework to mediate executive functioning disorders of students with disabilities is critical to their future academic success. The article explains and defines different executive functions of the brain and how these impact students’ ability to benefit from homework assignments. Specific...

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Published in:Intervention in school and clinic 2017-09, Vol.53 (1), p.3-11
Main Author: Stockall, Nancy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Assignments
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Brain
Executive Function
Homework
Learning Disabilities
Students with disabilities
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Summary:Designing homework to mediate executive functioning disorders of students with disabilities is critical to their future academic success. The article explains and defines different executive functions of the brain and how these impact students’ ability to benefit from homework assignments. Specific strategies are provided for designing differentiated homework assignments that mediate executive functioning skills.
ISSN:1053-4512
1538-4810
DOI:10.1177/1053451217692565