Executive function refers to a set of 8 primary skills that enable students to manage their academic workload and responsibilities effectively. 1 of the 8 primary skills is task initiation. This resource is designed to support and empower educators who are working to build and nurture these skills in their students. This 15 page guide can be used to improve classroom management, during IEP/504 Meetings & teacher conferences, and to support the special education & counseling teams.

This educational resource provides a thorough breakdown on what task initiation is, what it looks like, task initiation challenges, why students struggle with task initiation, strategies and techniques to help nurture and build task initiation skills in students, suggestions and guidelines to offer parents, and IEP goals focused on building task initiation skills. This handout provides a definition of task initiation in easy-to-understand language, as well as information about what task initiation looks like, why it matters, and most importantly, accessible ideas for how parents can help their child to develop task initiation.

What Is Included?

• What Task Initiation Means Informational Guide
• Task Initiation Challenges Informational Guide
• Student Challenges Example Scenarios
• Why Students Struggle Informational Guide
• (5 Pages) Classroom Management Strategies and Techniques
• Informational Guide on Applying Strategies and Scenarios
• IEP Goals Focused on Task Initiation