Poor executive function (EF) in the brain can mean behavioral and attentional problems in school. This book explains to professionals and parents how EF develops in kids, what EF difficulties look like, and what creative and effective interventions can meet their needs.

Executive functions involve mental processes such as:

• Working memory-holding several pieces of information in mind while we try to do something with them-for example, understand and solve a problem or carry out a task.
• Response inhibition-inhibiting actions that interfere with our intentions or...