The Learning Scientists Podcast
Episode 91: Executive Functioning in Special Education with Sean McCormick
July 3, 202537 min · 6,598 words
Show notes
In Episode 91, Cindy talks with Sean McCormick, founder and Executive Director at EF Specialists. They discuss the research on executive functioning training, especially for neurodiverse students, and the degree to which it transfers to everyday life. In the episode, they mention several research studies. For free resources, please visit efspecialists.com.
Highlighted moments
executive function skills are a better predictor of long term math and reading outcomes than specific training around math and reading for early education.
“executive functioning or using your executive function skills is using skills that exist outside of the domain of your automatic psychological processing.”
“we don't have very good training transfer between those skills. So I think whether we're talking about working memory or we're talking about some some skills that live just outside of working memory, I don't know that it functionally matters so much”
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