2 - Keynote: Developing & Extending: Executive Function Skills for Success in Literacy

There is currently much ado about the topic of executive function (EF) skills and rightly so. EF skills are the set of mental tools that we use for learning, working, and managing life. Difficulty with EF skills often impacts reading and writing development, so knowing about EF skills is pertinent to the work of literacy teachers across settings. We define the set of EF skills and examine how such skills are developed both inside the Reading Recovery and Literacy Lessons framework and outside in classroom settings.