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Delaware Valley Friends School
Speaker Series
With Sam Goldstein, Ph.D.
The Executive Youth: The Critical Role of Strategies in Guiding Academic and Life Success
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In his presentation, Dr. Goldstein, neuropsychologist, educator, and co-author of the Comprehensive Executive Functioning Inventory and Handbook of Executive Functioning, will provide an overview of historical and current theories and definitions of executive function.
· Review current research reflecting the core issues that compromise these functions and review behaviors considered characteristic of EF.
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· Examine an overview of an extremely large scale study he and colleagues have completed demonstrating the powerful role strategy plays in determining school performance and behavior.
· Learn about current strategies and modalities to enhance all students’ school success.
BOOK SIGNING TO FOLLOW
Delaware Valley Friends School prepares sixth through twelfth grade students with language-based learning differences to succeed in college and in life. DVFS is a coed, independent, college preparatory day school located in suburban Philadelphia and has the only IMSLEC (International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council) accredited school-based teacher training program in Pennsylvania. We offer a rigorous and comprehensive research-based college preparatory curriculum, expert individualized instruction, cutting-edge assistive technology, and an emphasis on self-advocacy within a nurturing and supportive community based on Quaker values.