{"id":6649,"date":"2012-07-05T10:00:57","date_gmt":"2012-07-05T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=6649"},"modified":"2018-01-26T13:14:09","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T17:14:09","slug":"executive-function-the-impact-on-math-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/executive-function-the-impact-on-math-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Function: The Impact on Math Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Executive%20Function%3A%20The%20Impact%20on%20Math%20Skills\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p>My daughter&#8217;s executive function skills and processing speed are in the 1st percentile. She is far below grade level in math.<\/p>\n<p>She needs good instruction in programs\/strategies that are scientifically based to help strengthen her executive function and math skills.<\/p>\n<p>The school just wants to accommodate. <strong>They say she just isn\u2019t capable of learning math &amp; organizational skills.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/istock\/girl.math.advanced.jpg\" width=\"501\" height=\"337\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Executive function skills encompass many areas. Occupational therapy combined with good counseling can be very helpful in achieving positive results.<\/p>\n<p>Math skills are are highly dependent on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>organization<\/li>\n<li>ability to remember and sequence a series of steps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your daughter&#8217;s math skills will also be helped by improving her executive function skills. Your daughter CAN learn to be more organized but it won\u2019t come naturally. She will require help to learn systems that work for her.<\/p>\n<p>Some academic intervention may also be needed to bring up her math skill levels.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Evaluation Results<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You said evaluation results showed your daughter&#8217;s executive function skills and processing speed were in the 1st percentile.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did the evaluation make recommendations?\u00a0 <\/strong>The evaluator or educational diagnostician should be able to determine exactly what your daughter needs and can advise the school about this.\u00a0 If you rely on evaluations by school personnel, they are likely to support the school\u2019s position.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Executive-Skills-Children-Adolescents-Intervention\/dp\/1572309288\/ref=nosim\/thespecialedadvo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bkstore\/img\/exec.skills.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"127\" height=\"161\" \/><\/a> <span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">If the evaluation talks about problems with executive function you should read this book.The checklists alone are worth the price of the book.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You will find this book and more in the <span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bkstore\/bks_educate.htm\">Wrightslaw Advocate&#8217;s Bookstore<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">More Information about Executive Functioning<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncld.org\/content\/view\/865\/391\/\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">How Does Executive Function Affect Learning?<\/span><\/a> Learn the warning signs of executive function problems and get strategies to help.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/special-education\/health\/1017-executive-function-lens-to-view-your-child.gs\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">How does executive functioning work<\/span><\/a> (or not work) in kids with learning or attention problems? Learn how can you use the executive function framework to understand your child&#8217;s strengths and struggles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My daughter&#8217;s executive function skills and processing speed are in the 1st percentile. She is far below grade level in math. 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