Page 28 - Course 4 Skills and Strengths Part 2 Executive Function Skills
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Skills that support helpful (pro-social & pro-learning) Behaviours

        DELIBERATENESS (managing impulsivity)



                        I will just
                        think this                                                            RED  AMBER  GREEN
                       through first.

        SELF-CHECKING/MONITORING
        I can check regularly for accuracy as I go along with a task.
        INHIBITING DESIRE TO RETURN TO COMFORT ZONE/TOLERATING GROWTH&DIFFICULTY
        I can tolerate the unpleasant feeling of challenge and difficulty in a task to keep going until it is complete.

        I can tolerate the unpleasant feeling of repetition or lack of interest in a task to keep going until it is complete.
        I can start less interesting parts of a task first and avoid the urge to start with interesting less important parts.
        INHIBITION: VERBAL
        I can hold the desire / urge to make a noise, share my thoughts, opinions or ideas and can wait to take my turn in a
        conversation.
        I can hold an idea or thought and build on the previous speaker’s comments rather than changing topic.
       INHIBITION: PHYSICAL
       I can hold the desire / urge to do something and have ways to manage it rather than acting upon it immediately
       (e.g. I can hold the urge to buy something, leave my seat, move around, touch something or someone).
       I can stop and resist the urge to take part in exciting yet ‘risky’ behaviours.
       INHIBITION: GENERAL
       I can wait to take a turn in a game, task or conversation. I can hold the urge to interrupt, push in or start.
       I can be deliberate about the things I say and do and make sure it is helpful to me and others before I go ahead.
       I know when I can be impulsive. I watch out for these triggers and get ready with my strategies to avoid them.
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