From executive skills experts Peg Dawson and Richard Guare, the
large-format 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).
See also the authors' Coaching Students with Executive Skills
Deficits, which provides additional resources and guidance for
professionals working with this population, plus the authoritative
Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents, Third Edition. Also from
Dawson and Guare: Smart but Scattered parenting guides and a self-help
guide for adults.
