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Executive Functioning
Executive Functioning Vision & Philosophy
The Executive Function program at Armstrong equips students with skills to plan, focus, organize, and follow through. Through integrated instruction, we build confident, self-directed learners prepared to reach their full potential. Because these “brain management” skills don’t come naturally to all—especially students with language-based learning differences—we teach them explicitly, just like reading and math.
We group the eight skills into two families:
How We Teach It
Across the school, students learn one simple framework for any task:
Support Across the Grades
The framework looks different at each level. Younger students build the foundations. Middle schoolers stretch them across a full academic load.
Understanding Executive Functioning
List of 3 items.
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Refers to the brain's management system
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The "Board of Directors" in your brain
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Your student is still developing this system and will continue to do so through their mid-20s!
