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"This is a wonderful tool. Importantly, it provides a menu of
options for coaches and students and the language is transparent
and logical. Dawson and Guare draw on their knowledge of how
executive skills develop and are refined to explicitly teach
strategies for academic and personal self-management and
self-advocacy. Both the student and the executive skills coach
will gain from using this planner."--Jackie Gilson, NCSP, school
psychologist, Chicago Public Schools
"In my 17 years as a teacher, I've worked with countless
frustrated, struggling students who are clearly capable of doing
better. The executive functioning and coaching components in The
Work-Smart Academic Planner are vital to improve the academic
performance of these learners. The planner helps students develop
a growth mindset and increase their sense of self-efficacy. It
builds the cognitive skills necessary for success in school and
beyond."--Timothy McElroy, MA, special education teacher,
ain View High School, Fairfax County (Virginia) Public
Schools
"Dawson and Guare provide a true compass for navigating the path
to academic growth. The planner provides invaluable practical
strategies that encourage students' independence and foster
learning. It will be a welcome resource for students, coaches,
educators, and parents."--Barbara Saint-Amour, board-certified
coach, Yarmouth, Maine
"While it is valuable to develop theoretical models of executive
functioning, it is incredibly more so to develop practical
strategies and clinical tools for overcoming problems in this
area. Congratulations to Dawson and Guare for doing just that.
This planner provides a set of tools that will help teens with
executive skills deficits--including those with ADHD--to function
more effectively. Parents and teachers will find the book highly
useful, and clinicians will want to add it to the list of
resources they recommend for dealing with executive skills
deficits on a daily basis."--Russell A. Barkley, PhD, ABPP, ABCN,
Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina
"This planner will be extremely useful for a wide variety of
students, from those struggling with school performance to high
achievers seeking further growth. It incorporates research-based
strategies that will help students manage and plan their time,
organize school assignments and responsibilities, and remain
focused on short- and long-term goals. I know of no other
resource that not only provides an individual guide for executive
skill development but also includes many helpful checklists, tip
sheets, and templates to support the successful completion of
essential school tasks."--George J. DuPaul, PhD, School
Psychology Program, Lehigh University
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About the Author
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Peg Dawson, EdD, is a staff psychologist at the Center for
Learning and Attention Disorders at Seacoast Mental Center
in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where she specializes in the
assessment of children and adults with learning and attention
disorders. She is a past president of the New Hampshire
Association of School Psychologists, the National Association of
School Psychologists (NASP), and the International School
Psychology Association, and a recipient of the Lifetime
Achievement Award from NASP. Dr. Dawson's other books with
Richard Guare include Executive Skills in Children and
Adolescents, Second Edition; Coaching Students with Executive
Skills Deficits; Smart but Scattered; and Smart but Scattered
Teens.
Richard Guare, PhD, a neuropsychologist and board-certified
behavior analyst, is Director of the Center for Learning and
Attention Disorders at Seacoast Mental Center. He serves
as a consultant to schools and agencies in programs for autism,
learning and behavior disorders, and acquired brain injuries. Dr.
Guare has presented and published research and clinical work
involving attention, executive skills, and neurological
disorders.
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