Executive Function Skills Embedded in the 5 Core Techniques

Executive Function Skills Embedded in the 5 Core Techniques

Executive function skills are essential for learning, independence, and success beyond the therapy room. This webinar will explore the foundations of executive function—what it is, why it matters, and how these skills develop. We’ll identify executive function skills embedded within NILD’s core techniques and explore practical tools and strategies for addressing common areas of need in Educational Therapy. Finally, we’ll consider how intentional mediation can help students transfer these skills beyond therapy into everyday life.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Define executive function and explain its role in learning, independence, and everyday functioning.
• Describe how executive function skills develop and identify common areas of need in Educational Therapy.
• Identify executive function skills embedded within NILD’s core techniques.
• Apply practical tools and mediation strategies to strengthen specific areas of executive function during Educational Therapy.
• Use intentional mediation to promote the transfer of executive function skills from the therapy setting to academic and everyday life

About Your Speaker

Melanie Davda, MAED, PCET

Melanie Davda joined Fraser Academy in 2013 after seven years with the Vancouver School Board public schools. During her time at Fraser Academy and FAx, its Outreach Centre, she oversaw Educational Therapy and Consulting, working to make learning and literacy accessible to all students. She supported students in building confidence and competence, helped families advocate for their children’s educational needs, provided professional development for educators, and conducted Level B Psychometric Assessments.

Ms. Davda holds a Master of Education degree specializing in educational therapy and is certified as both an Educational Therapist (PCET) and a Dyslexia Therapist. She also serves as a Level I Educational Therapy Instructor with the National Institute for Learning Development (NILD).

Now living in the United Kingdom, Ms. Davda continues to bring her passion for empowering learners to her work. She finds her greatest joy in those moments of understanding—when the “light bulb” turns on for a student or when a previously reluctant reader discovers a newfound passion for reading.