Full Description
From executive skills experts Peg Dawson and Richard Guare, the 8 ½" x 11" academic planner that has helped thousands of students in grades 6-12 is now revised and updated. It provides an all-in-one resource for keeping track of assignments and due dates while developing the crucial executive skills needed to succeed in school and beyond. Students are given the tools to get organized, manage their time, learn study strategies, create daily/weekly study plans, and stay on track. They are also guided to evaluate their own executive skills in order to target their weaknesses and capitalize on strengths. In addition to simplified planner pages, the revised edition has an improved Studying for Tests form.
User-friendly features:
Convenient spiral binding.
Three-hole punched to fit in a binder (with a new slimmer profile).
Reproducible planning forms that can be downloaded and printed for repeated use.
Undated daily and monthly calendars for one academic year.
Online-only User's Guide for school psychologists, educators, coaches, and parents (www.guilford.com/work-smart-guide).
Professionals, see also the authors' Coaching Students with Executive Skills Challenges, Second Edition, and the authoritative Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents, Third Edition. Plus, for parents: Smart but Scattered, Second Edition (with a focus on 4- to 12-year-olds), and Smart but Scattered Teens.
Contents
About This Planner
Using the Planner with a Coach
Planner Overview
I. Understanding Your Executive Skills Profile
Part I Task Completion Checklist
Executive Skills Questionnaire
Executive Skills Problem Checklist
Executive Skills Tip Sheets
II. Goal Setting
Part II Task Completion Checklist
Goal-Setting Worksheet
III. Strategies for Success
Studying for Tests
Five-Paragraph Essay Template
Long-Term-Project Planning Form
Other Strategies
IV. Daily/Weekly/Monthly Planners
