Sarah Ward to Discuss Ways Children Can Develop Executive Function Skills

A popular speaker, Sarah Ward regularly presents on the topic of executive functions to a variety of professional and parent organizations. Her innovative and effective approaches have been featured on National Public Radio, and she is the recipient of multiple awards, including the Massachusetts General Hospital Expertise in Clinical Practice Award and Faculty in Excellence Award. In addition to working directly with students in her private practice, she has presented to and consulted with more than 350 public and private schools in Massachusetts and across the United States and internationally on how to implement executive function strategies into the classroom setting.

Learn how to teach children to effectively balance and manage their academic work and materials, plus their time, with guest speaker Sarah Ward at the Fowler School Auditorium in Maynard on December 15. She regularly presents on the topic of executive functions to a variety of professional and parent organizations. Her innovative and effective approaches have been featured on National Public Radio, and she is the recipient of multiple awards, including the Massachusetts General Hospital Expertise in Clinical Practice Award and Faculty in Excellence Award.

She will be providing parents, teachers and local professionals with actionable, practical ways they can help their children develop their “executive function” skills. Those are the skills we all use and need to plan, start and finish tasks on time. During this two-hour event, you will learn how to effectively teach the children in your life to:

· Create a homework space

· Organize personal and school materials

· Record assignments and create a schedule

· Manage time and tasks

· Complete long term projects

You will walk away with many simple, ready-to-use strategies and tools for teaching children how to develop independent executive function skills.

Please join us for this free event at the Fowler School Auditorium in Maynard on December 15, from 7-9 p.m., hosted by the Green Meadow PTO and the Fowler School PTO. Please RSVP by sending an email to Jen Lenicheck @ jenlenicheck@yahoo.com.