What are common IEP accommodations for executive functioning issues?

Goals that target executive functioning behaviors should be supported by providing students with structure in their learning environment. This can come from clearly knowing what is expected of the student and knowing what goals they are working toward.

Accommodations can be incredibly helpful for students with executive functioning difficulties. Dr. Dann suggests the following:

• Mild to moderate prompting with school tasks
• Providing differentiations between these tasks, such as which tasks need more time or what should be prioritized
• Allowing extra time for transitions, i.e., moving from one task to another
• Getting explicit descriptions and making sure the student knows the task is meaningful to have a better understanding of “why”

In short, a student’s learning environment can be structured for success by providing prompting, differentiation, and extra time.

For more information on this topic, see our article Executive Functioning 101.