{"product_id":"unstuck-and-on-target-an-executive-function-curriculum-to-improve-flexibility-planning-and-organization","title":"Unstuck and on Target!: An Executive Function Curriculum to Improve Flexibility, Planning, and Organization","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eUnstuck\u003c\/i\u003e Fast Facts \n\u003cbr\u003e About the Online Materials \n\u003cbr\u003e About the Authors \n\u003cbr\u003e Foreword \n\u003ci\u003eJohn Elder Robison\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \n\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \n\u003cbr\u003e Reinforcement System \n\u003cbr\u003e Icon Glossary \n\u003cbr\u003e Script Practice Throughout the Manual \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTopic 1 Foundational Skills \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLesson 1 Get to Know You \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLesson 2 Introduction to Goal, Why, Plan, Do, Check\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLesson 3 Emotional Identification\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLesson 4 What Can You Do to Feel Better?\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Topic 1 Progress Report \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTopic 2 What Is Flexibility?\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLesson 5 Flexibility Investigation\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLesson 6 Flexibility \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLesson 7 Getting Stuck \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Topic 2 Progress Report \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTopic 3 How to Be Flexible\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLesson 8 Plan A → Plan B\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLesson 9 Compromise \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLesson 10 Big Deal\/Little Deal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLesson 11 Choice\/No Choice\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLesson 12 Expect the Unexpected\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Topic 3 Progress Report \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTopic 4 Why Be Flexible?\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLesson 13 The Advantages of Being Flexible \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLesson 14 Being Flexible Can Make Good Things Happen \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Topic 4 Progress Report \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTopic 5 Your Goals: Getting What You Want\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLesson 15 Setting and Achieving Goals Using GWPDC\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLesson 16 GWPDC Application and Practice \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLessons 17 \u0026amp; 18 GWPDC Stations \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLesson 19 Event Planning \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLesson 20 Event \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Topic 5 Progress Report \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTopic 6 Flexible\/Goal-Directed Futures\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLesson 21 Interview (\u0026amp; Optional Game) \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Topic 6 Progress Report \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Appendix \n\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003ci\u003eToo often, when students have deficits in executive functioning, they are erroneously perceived as having behavior problems. This book is an excellent resource that helps educators fully understand the complexities of executive functioning. Readers are provided with step-by-step instructions for proactively teaching essential skills and coping strategies to support students in overcoming barriers associated with executive functioning challenges.\u003c\/i\u003e\" --Debra Leach, Ed.D., BCBA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLynn Cannon, M.Ed.\u003c\/b\u003e, is a Social Learning Specialist at The Ivymount School and The Maddux School. Ms. Cannon received her master's degree in special education from the University of Virginia. For more than 15 years, she has worked as an educator, administrator, and program director, serving students with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Ms. Cannon is also a coauthor of Solving Executive Function Challenges: Simple Ways to Get Kids with Autism Unstuck and on Target (Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2014), a resource guide for teachers and parents, The Conversation Club (Autism Asperger Publishing Company, 2018), an instructional manual for teaching conversation skills to students with neurodevelopmental disabilities and IvySCIP, an assessment, individualized education program development tool, and curricular resource for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Her research and teaching interests are in developing interventions and support materials for students with neurodevelopmental disabilities, therapists, educators, and their families. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLauren Kenworthy, Ph.D., \u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry at the George Washington University School of Medicine, Associate Chief of the Neuropsychology Division and Director of the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Children's National Health System. Dr. Kenworthy received her bachelor of arts degree from Yale University and her doctoral degree from the University of Maryland. Her research interests are in describing, supporting and treating neuropsychological phenotypes in autism. She is the author of more than 85 peer-reviewed publications, three treatment manuals, and a coauthor of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function. She has participated in more than 25 funded research projects related to executive function, treatment evaluation and child development. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKatie C. Alexander, OTD, OTR\/L\u003c\/b\u003e, is an Occupational Therapist, a Clinician-Researcher, and Founder of The Occupational Therapy Institute, an organization dedicated to innovation and high-quality, evidence-based practices. Dr. Alexander received her bachelor of science and postprofessional graduate degrees from the University of Kansas Medical Center. For almost two decades, she has specialized in community and school-based intervention for individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities and served as the founding program director for the Model Asperger Program at The Ivymount School. Her research and clinical interests are in developing interventions and supports that improve the daily lives of individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families. Through her work as an author and national presenter, Dr. Alexander remains committed to enhancing evidence-based and collaborative practices across professional disciplines. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMonica Adler Werner, M.A.\u003c\/b\u003e, is a Program Director for Development, Training and Consulting at The Ivymount School and parent coach in the Washington, D.C., area. Prior to that she was the director of the Model Asperger Program (MAP) at The Ivymount School. In that capacity, she has spearheaded the development of a social learning curriculum that emphasizes problem solving, self-advocacy and self-regulation while keeping students on track academically. She is a coauthor of the first edition of Unstuck and On Target! (Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2011) and Solving Executive Function Challenges: Simple Ways to Get Kids with Autism Unstuck and on Target (Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2014). She is the coauthor of numerous papers and posters about working with children with Asperger syndrome\/high-functioning autism. Prior to joining The Ivymount School staff, Ms. Werner co-founded of Take2 Summer Camp, a program designed to pilot the application of evidence-based social skills programs. Ms. Werner has an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University. She has completed the coursework for her Board Certified Behavior Analyst certification. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLaura Gutermuth Anthony, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e, is a psychologist and a Professor in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine, and Children's Hospital of Colorado. Dr. Anthony completed a dual degree doctoral program in clinical and developmental psychology at the University of Illinois, Chicago, in 1997. She has focused most of her research and clinical work on children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and authored o coauthored more than 75 publications. She has also received or participated in 32 externally funded research grants. She has specialized training and research experience using Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) methods and partnerships to develop interventions, contextualize and disseminate results and implement findings in the community. In 2021, she was appointed the inaugural Director of Research for Child and Adolescent Mental Health at the University of Colorado. \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor students with executive function challenges, problems with flexibility and goal-directed behavior can be a major obstacle to success in school and in life. With the enhanced second edition of this popular curriculum--\u003cb\u003enow optimized for both in-person \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e virtual instruction\u003c\/b\u003e--you'll have everything you need to explicitly teach executive function skills in today's educational environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA highly effective intervention for students ages 8-11, \u003ci\u003eUnstuck \u0026amp; On Target!\u003c\/i\u003e gives you 21 ready-to-use, field-tested lessons that boost critical skills like cognitive flexibility, problem solving, coping, and goal setting. Ideal for use with learners with autism, ADHD, and other challenges that affect executive function, this curriculum includes a comprehensive \u003cb\u003emanual\u003c\/b\u003e and a package of \u003cb\u003edigital, downloadable components\u003c\/b\u003e that are easy to print and use in face-to-face or virtual settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnstuck and On Target! Benefits: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOptimized for the way you teach today.\u003c\/b\u003e The new reconfigured format makes the kit more flexible--you can use it in schools or during remote instruction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMeets the needs of MTSS Tier 2 learners.\u003c\/b\u003e This proven curriculum is one of the few tailored to the needs of Tier 2 students who need more focused instruction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGives you explicit, step-by-step routines, activities, and scripts\u003c\/b\u003e to help students improve executive function skills.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTargets the flexibility and planning skills every student needs\u003c\/b\u003e to learn effectively, reduce stress, get along with others, problem-solve, and more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCan be done with any class, by any teacher.\u003c\/b\u003e Each ready-to-use lesson comes complete with clear instructions, materials lists, and tips for teachers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMakes learning fun\u003c\/b\u003e with engaging games, role plays, stories, and lively class discussions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReinforces new skills\u003c\/b\u003e through 19 Home Practice handouts in English and Spanish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHAT'S IN THE REFORMATTED KIT: \u003c\/b\u003e One print manual * Two digital, print-ready gameboards, available as one-page 11x17 PDFs, two-page 8.5x11 PDFs, and PowerPoint files * Four digital, print-ready posters * 50+ handouts--digital downloads now available as fillable PDFs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFREE ONLINE TRAINING now available: \u003c\/b\u003eIf you're new to \u003ci\u003eUnstuck, \u003c\/i\u003e now there's a free online Elementary Educator Training to help you learn all about the curriculum and how to put it into action! Through interactive, engaging modules that fit easily into your busy schedule, you'll \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn how to recognize executive function challenges in your students \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet tips and tricks for supporting your students' executive functioning \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeet teachers who have used \u003ci\u003eUnstuck\u003c\/i\u003e and learn how it helped their students \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet ready to launch and integrate \u003ci\u003eUnstuck\u003c\/i\u003e in your classroom \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn new teaching skills and lead a calmer, more engaged classroom \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccess the training here \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eParent videos also available: \u003c\/b\u003eDeveloped to complement \u003ci\u003eUnstuck \u0026amp; On Target!\u003c\/i\u003e, this video series offers simple steps parents can take to support children with executive functioning challenges. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccess the videos here \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWant preprinted gameboards and posters?\u003c\/b\u003e You can still order them \u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlready have the 2nd edition?\u003c\/b\u003e Then you already have access to the new digital files! 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