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PATA – Goal Setting Lesson

One of the most important aspects of executive or supervisory attention, and one of the most important elements of executive function is goal setting. Marching towards a goal with positive motivation and expectation is what lights up our attention centers, and...

PATA – Building Motivation Lesson

Dr. Sosne discusses how motivation fuels intention and a sense of purpose.  Time and time again parents will describe how well their child can pay attention when they “want to.”  More accurately, children pay attention better when task attention...

PATA – Point of Task Thinking Lesson

This module introduces the idea of Point of Task Thinking, which can be useful to help your child complete almost any task. 1 Reviewed Point of Task Thinking View transcript here. View summary slide here. View transcript here. View summary slide here....

PATA – Executive Function Lesson

Executive functioning is a developmental concept. All young children have trouble with these executive functions which improve with maturation, experience, and learning. Dr. Sosne will discuss executive function and the difficulty of assessing it for a child. 1...

PATA – Attention and Executive Function Class

Executive Function Point of Task Thinking Building Motivation Goal Setting Memory Skills and Strategies Self-Awareness Self-Evaluation and Self-Reflection  Staying Organized Select a lesson by clicking on the links...