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Explore practical, evidence-informed resources to better understand executive functioning and how it impacts learning, behaviour, organisation, emotional regulation, and independence. This website includes strategies, classroom supports, and resources for educators, parents, and whānau to help young people develop these essential life skills.
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Connection builds regulation is a resource for teachers and whānau. It explains how strong, supportive relationships and connection with others help children develop emotional regulation skills, creating a foundation for learning, wellbeing, and resilience.
Declarative language prompts is a practical teacher resource from West Coast RTLB exploring how calm, indirect communication can support student regulation, executive functioning, inclusion, and engagement. The page explains the difference between imperative and declarative language, provides classroom-ready prompt examples, and highlights strategies that support neurodiverse learners through visual supports, reduced language demands, and relationship-based practice.
Discover Dynamic Thinking, a practical approach that helps teachers and whānau build children's communication, flexible thinking, self-regulation and problem-solving skills through everyday interactions and guided participation.
Explore Social Thinking strategies, classroom supports, and inclusive approaches that help ākonga build self-awareness, self-regulation, communication, friendship, and problem-solving skills to strengthen belonging, wellbeing, and participation in learning.