Executive function : binding together the definitions of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder / Martha Bridge Denckla -- "Hill, skill, and will" : executive function from a multiple-intelligences perspective / Seana Moran and Howard Gardner -- Executive capacities from a developmental perspective / Jane Holmes Bernstein and Deborah P. Waber -- Connecting cognitive science and neuroscience to education : potentials and pitfalls in inferring executive processes / Kurt W. Fischer and Samantha G. Daley -- Executive function difficulties and learning disabilities : understandings and misunderstandings / Lynn Meltzer and Kalyani Krishnan -- Nonverbal learning disabilities and executive function : the challenges of effective assessment and teaching / Judith A. Stein and Kalyani Krishnan -- Executive dysfunction in autism spectrum disorders : from research to practice / Sally Ozonoff and Patricia L. Schetter -- Executive function in the classroom : embedding strategy instruction into daily teaching practices / Lynn Meltzer, Laura Sales Pollica, and Mirit Barzillai -- Executive control of reading comprehension in the elementary school / Irene West Gaskins, Eric Satlow, and Michael Pressley -- Addressing executive function problems in writing : an example from the self-regulated strategy development model / Steve Graham, Karen R. Harris, and Natalie Olinghouse -- The strategic math classroom : executive function processes and mathematics learning / Bethany N. Roditi and Joan Steinberg -- Teaching metacognitive strategies that address executive function processes within a schoolwide curriculum / Irene West Gaskins and Michael Pressley -- Deficits in executive function processes : a curriculum-based intervention / David Rose and Katherine Rose

"This uniquely integrative book brings together research on executive function processes from leaders in education, neuroscience, and psychology. It focuses on how to apply current knowledge to assessment and instruction with diverse learners, including typically developing children and those with learning difficulties and developmental disabilities. The role of executive function processes in learning is examined and methods for identifying executive function difficulties are reviewed. Chapters describe scientifically grounded models for promoting these key cognitive capacities at the level of the individual child, the classroom, and the entire school. Implications for teaching particular content areas - reading, writing, and math - are also discussed."--Pub. desc