Drs. Peg Dawson and Richard Guare teach executive skills

In over 30 years of clinical practice, Drs. Peg Dawson and Richard Guare have worked with thousands of children who struggle at home and in school. At the center of their struggles are weak executive skills, and through our writing and now this website, we spotlight these skills…
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Join our study group on executive skills!

Peg Dawson leads an informal discussion forum on executive skills throughout the school year. Sponsored by the New Hampshire Association of School Psychologists, it is open at no cost to anyone with an interest in promoting executive skill development in schools. Participants include school psychologists, teachers, speech paths and OTs, school counselors, and the occasional school administrators. If you would like to be added to the meeting notification list, please contact me.

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Now Available – ESQ-R

A self-report assessment instrument that students complete to help them (and their teachers or coaches) understand their executive skill strengths and challenges.

Take the ESQ-R and get results immediately!  View the ESQ-R User’s Guide

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  • Recent Interviews

    • What do you know about picture schedules?
      Listen to Peg’s interview with Lindsay Cribbs, a teacher and mom, who discovered that picture schedules are very effective in helping even very young children become more independent in following daily routines.
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    • In this YouTube interview, Peg talks with Elliott Neff, founder of Chess4Life (https://chess4life.com), about how playing chess helps kids develop executive skills while doing something fun.
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    • View this conversation with Rachel Ramsey, a middle school teacher who brings executive skills into the classroom in a number of creative ways.
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  • Featured Articles:

    • Bridging Science and Faith: A Groundbreaking Approach to Executive Function Coaching

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    • How to Utilize The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success
      Smart but Scattered Guide to SuccessRead this article written by Roxanne Turner on how she uses the Smart but Scattered Guide to Success in her coaching practice.
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    • How to Use Executive Function Skills in the Classroom to Foster Steady Change, Either Alone or with Colleagues
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