Cartwright, Kelly B. <br/><br/>
Executive skills and reading comprehension  a guide for educators 

 - New York  The Guilford Press  2015 
 - xx, 284 p.  : ill.  ; 26 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index and bibliographical references 
<br/><br/>Machine generated contents note: 1. Executive Skills: What Are They, and Why Are They Important for Developing Thinking Readers? -- 2. Plans and Goals: Getting Ready to Read -- 3. Organization: Why Text and Reader Organization Matter -- 4. Cognitive Flexibility: Juggling Multiple Aspects of Reading -- 5. Working Memory: Holding and Linking Ideas in Mind While Reading -- 6. Inhibition and Impulse Control: Resisting Distractions to Support Comprehension -- 7. Social Understanding: The Importance of Mind Reading for Reading Comprehension -- Epilogue: Linking the New with the Old: How Are Familiar Comprehension Skills and Strategies Related to Executive Skills? -- Appendix A. Rubric for Assessing Executive Skills in Observations of Your Students' Reading Behavior -- Appendix B. List of Games Related to the Executive Skills Described in This Book -- References -- Children's Literature Cited. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781462521142 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Reading comprehension<br/>Education--Educational Psycholog--Social understanding--Languages Art--Reading Skills--Special Education--Learning Disabilities--Literacy--FMS
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>372.47  / CAR