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Executive Functioning Checklist Students High School PLUS Goals & Interventions
By The Responsive Educator
Executive Functioning Skills Checklist for High School: A Comprehensive Tool for Special Education Professionals
This high school checklist helps special education professionals and behavior specialists assess and support high school students as they prepare for post-secondary life. It focuses on 12 essential executive functioning areas with subskills, interventions, and sample goals tailored for IEP, FBA, and BIP plans at the high school level. This checklist addresses skills necessary for academic success, personal responsibility, and independence, such as goal-setting, emotional regulation, and time management.
What Problem Does This Solve?
High school students with executive functioning deficits often face difficulties in managing complex assignments, maintaining focus, and balancing school with other responsibilities. These deficits can hinder academic progress and impact their readiness for life beyond high school. This checklist allows educators to assess executive function skills, identify areas needing support, and provide structured interventions that equip students with strategies for success in academics, social situations, and personal growth.
Who This Helps
This tool is designed for teachers, specialists, and support staff working with high school students who require additional support in one or more executive functioning areas. Whether you’re establishing IEP goals, conducting an FBA, or implementing a BIP, this checklist provides a roadmap for identifying student needs and setting personalized goals that foster independence and responsibility.
Time-Saving Solution
With targeted interventions and measurable goals, this checklist allows educators to save time by providing ready-made, developmentally appropriate interventions and sample goals. Educators can focus on implementing and adapting these goals to meet individual needs, helping high school students progress toward greater autonomy and skill mastery.
What’s Included?
12 Executive Functioning Areas: Full coverage of crucial skills for high school success, such as planning, self-motivation, and impulse control.
Age-Appropriate Subskills: Each executive functioning skill is broken down into high school-relevant subskills, making assessments focused and effective.
Targeted Interventions: Interventions are designed for high school students, promoting independence and preparing them for life beyond school.
Measurable Goals: Ready-to-use sample goals ideal for IEP, FBA, and BIP implementation, tailored to support high school-level skills and maturity.
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Pair this checklist with the Behavior Progress Monitoring Tracking Sheet + Graphing Bundle for a comprehensive approach to tracking and progress monitoring. This bundle enables teachers to graph behaviors such as frequency, duration, and rate, providing data to inform IEP and BIP decisions.
Blog Posts to Learn More About Behavior Data Collection
Not sure what kind of data collection you need? Take a look at my FREE Resource, Data Collection for Behavior, which will walk you through various types of data collection, how to use them, and which types of behavior each data collection method is best suited to.
Please follow me on TeachShare for more great behavior tracking and SEL resources. And remember, if you purchase, please leave a review and TPT will give you credits toward more fabulous TPT resources!
Executive Functioning Checklist Students 3rd-5th PLUS Goals & Interventions
By The Responsive Educator
Executive Functioning Skills Checklist for 3rd-5th: A Comprehensive Tool for Special Education Professionals
This checklist is crafted to help special education professionals and behavior specialists assess and support elementary students in 3rd-5th grades across 12 essential executive functioning areas. With age-appropriate subskills, interventions, and sample goals for IEP, FBA, and BIP plans, this checklist is your go-to tool for helping students develop the skills they need to succeed academically and socially. From managing materials to handling emotional regulation and staying focused, this checklist equips educators with a clear pathway for addressing executive function deficits.
What Problem Does This Solve?
In 3rd-5th grades, executive functioning skills become increasingly critical as students face more complex assignments, shifting social dynamics, and growing responsibilities. Students with deficits in these areas may struggle with organization, impulse control, persistence, or following multi-step instructions. This checklist provides a structured method for identifying and addressing these needs, offering targeted interventions to build skills that are essential for learning and social interaction.
Who This Helps
Designed for teachers, specialists, and support staff working with 3rd-5th graders, this checklist is an invaluable tool for educators looking to support students who may have challenges in one or more executive functioning areas. Whether you are developing IEP goals, conducting an FBA, or creating a BIP, this checklist provides insight into students’ current skills and highlights areas that may need more focused support.
Time-Saving Solution
With this checklist, educators receive structured interventions and measurable sample goals tailored for elementary students. By providing pre-developed goals and interventions, this tool saves valuable time, allowing educators to focus on what matters most: supporting student growth. The clear, organized structure of the checklist allows teachers to efficiently assess each student’s needs, implement interventions, and track progress over time.
What’s Included?
12 Executive Functioning Areas: Comprehensive coverage of planning, organization, emotional regulation, and more.
Age-Appropriate Subskills: Specific subskills tailored to 3rd-5th grade developmental levels, making assessment targeted and relevant.
Targeted Interventions: Developmentally appropriate interventions that educators can implement or adapt as needed.
Measurable Goals: Sample goals designed for IEP, FBA, and BIP plans to support individualized student needs.
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If you want to take it a step further and progress monitor these (or any) behavior goals, consider the Behavior Progress Monitoring Tracking Sheet + Graphing Bundle. This companion product makes it easy to track and graph behaviors like frequency, rate, and duration, while providing valuable visual data for informed decision-making in IEPs and BIPs.
Blog Posts to Learn More About Behavior Data Collection
Not sure what kind of data collection you need? Take a look at my FREE Resource, Data Collection for Behavior, which will walk you through various types of data collection, how to use them, and which types of behavior each data collection method is best suited to.
Please follow me on TeachShare for more great behavior tracking and SEL resources. And remember, if you purchase, please leave a review and TPT will give you credits toward more fabulous TPT resources!
Executive Functioning Checklist Students K-2nd PLUS Goals & Interventions
By The Responsive Educator
Executive Functioning Skills Checklist for K-2: A Comprehensive Tool for Special Education Professionals
This comprehensive checklist is designed specifically to help special education professionals and behavior specialists assess and support young students across 12 key executive functioning areas. With this tool, you’ll gain valuable insights into each student’s strengths and challenges, allowing you to implement targeted interventions and set meaningful IEP, FBA, or BIP goals. Whether you’re addressing attention, organization, emotional control, or working memory, this checklist will help you identify and address essential skill gaps.
What Problem Does This Solve?
Students with executive functioning deficits often struggle to fully engage and benefit from classroom learning. These challenges may manifest as difficulty following directions, staying on task, managing emotions, or organizing materials. This checklist provides educators with a clear, structured way to observe, assess, and address these deficits, giving you concrete data to guide your support strategies.
Who Does This Help?
This checklist is ideal for special education professionals, behavior specialists, and classroom teachers working with K-2 students who demonstrate difficulty in one or more executive functioning areas. It’s designed to empower you with practical interventions and sample goals tailored to this age group, so you can confidently support students’ skill development in ways that are age-appropriate and impactful.
How Does This Save Time?
The Executive Function Checklist for K-2nd Grade streamlines the process of identifying and addressing students' needs, offering you a ready-to-use resource filled with sample goals and interventions for each executive function area. With pre-written goals and practical intervention ideas, you can quickly integrate these into IEPs, FBAs, and BIPs without having to start from scratch.
Features
Covers 12 Executive Function Areas: Includes planning, organization, emotional control, self-motivation, and more.
Targeted, developmentally appropriate interventions: Interventions tailored to the K-2 level to support specific skills.
Sample Goals for IEPs, FBAs, and BIPs: Pre-written goals for each executive function area, giving you a solid foundation for personalized plans.
User-Friendly Format: Checklists are organized by skill area, making it easy to record observations, track progress, and identify needs.
Supports Long-Term Development: Interventions and goals are designed to foster growth in essential skills for school readiness and beyond.
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For detailed progress monitoring, consider our Behavior Progress Monitoring Tracking Sheet + Graphing Bundle. This comprehensive tool provides easy-to-use data collection and graphing for frequency, duration, and interval-based behavior tracking, helping you monitor and measure the effectiveness of interventions over time. Perfect for tracking IEP, FBA, and BIP goals with clarity and precision.
Blog Posts to Learn More About Behavior Data Collection
Not sure what kind of data collection you need? Take a look at my FREE Resource, Data Collection for Behavior, which will walk you through various types of data collection, how to use them, and which types of behavior each data collection method is best suited to.
Please follow me on TeachShare for more great behavior tracking and SEL resources. And remember, if you purchase, please leave a review and TPT will give you credits toward more fabulous TPT resources!
Executive Functioning Checklist Students Middle School PLUS Goals & Intervention
By The Responsive Educator
Executive Functioning Skills Checklist for Middle School: A Comprehensive Tool for Special Education Professionals
This checklist provides special education professionals and behavior specialists with the tools to assess and support middle school students across 12 key executive functioning areas. Each section includes age-appropriate subskills, targeted interventions, and sample goals specifically tailored for IEP, FBA, and BIP plans at this level. From managing time effectively to controlling impulses in challenging social situations, this checklist empowers educators to guide students toward academic success and independence.
What Problem Does This Solve?
Middle school students face new challenges as they transition to a more demanding academic and social environment. For students with executive functioning deficits, these challenges can impact organization, emotional regulation, task persistence, and more. This checklist helps educators pinpoint specific skill deficits and provides actionable steps to support students in achieving independence and building effective executive functioning habits.
Who This Helps
This checklist is ideal for teachers, specialists, and support staff working with middle school students who struggle in one or more executive functioning areas. Whether you’re working on IEP goals, conducting an FBA, or designing a BIP, this tool offers a clear framework to assess executive functioning skills, determine where support is needed, and set achievable goals that foster growth and resilience in middle school students.
Time-Saving Solution
With a focus on middle school-level interventions and goals, this checklist allows educators to save time by providing structured, ready-to-use goals and interventions. Instead of developing interventions and goals from scratch, teachers can use this checklist to quickly identify, implement, and progress monitor interventions, freeing up time to focus on direct student support.
What’s Included?
12 Executive Functioning Areas: Comprehensive coverage across planning, organization, self-motivation, and more, specifically aligned with middle school needs.
Age-Appropriate Subskills: Subskills are carefully chosen to reflect the developmental stage of middle school students, ensuring that assessments are accurate and relevant.
Targeted Interventions: Suggested interventions are developmentally appropriate, with a focus on increasing independence and preparing for high school-level demands.
Measurable Goals: Sample goals tailored for IEP, FBA, and BIP plans, providing educators with a strong foundation for developing individualized support plans.
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To enhance tracking and progress monitoring, consider the Behavior Progress Monitoring Tracking Sheet + Graphing Bundle. This companion tool allows for detailed tracking and graphing of behaviors such as frequency, rate, and duration, making it easy to gather meaningful data for IEP and BIP decision-making.
Blog Posts to Learn More About Behavior Data Collection
Not sure what kind of data collection you need? Take a look at my FREE Resource, Data Collection for Behavior, which will walk you through various types of data collection, how to use them, and which types of behavior each data collection method is best suited to.
Please follow me on TeachShare for more great behavior tracking and SEL resources. And remember, if you purchase, please leave a review and TPT will give you credits toward more fabulous TPT resources!