George McCloskey, PhD is a Professor and Director of School Psychology
Research in the Psychology Department of the Philadelphia College of
Osteopathic Medicine. He frequently presents at national, regional and state
meetings on cognitive and neuropsychological assessment and intervention
topics. Dr. McCloskey consults with a number of school districts and private schools in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and California on issues related to improving students’ self-regulation capacities in the classroom, behavior management, assessment and intervention for
executive functions difficulties related to academic and behavior problems, balanced literacy reading and writing instruction, and implementation of RTI. Dr. McCloskey is the lead author of Assessment and Intervention for Executive Function Difficulties and author of Essentials of Executive Functions Assessment. Dr. McCloskey also has been involved in test development and publishing activities for more than 25 years. He directed the development of the WISC-IV Integrated and was a Senior Research
Director and the Clinical Advisor to the Wechsler Test Development Group for The Psychological Corporation (now part of Pearson) and Associate Director of Test Development for AGS (now Pearson).
George McCloskey, PhD
This presentation will cover Executive Functions in children, adolescents and young adults; definitions of “Executive Functions”– what they are and aren’t; current brain science – what is known about the neurological basis of Executive Functions; how Executive Functions develop in children from birth through young adulthood; the ways Executive Functions impact the learning of reading, writing, math, athletic performance, listening, speaking and social behavior; how to recognize the signs of strengths and/or deficits in Executive Functions; assessing Executive Functions and what to do to improve the development of Executive Functions in your individuals with developmental challenges.
This presentation will cover Executive Functions in children, adolescents and young adults; definitions of “Executive Functions”– what they are and aren’t; current brain science – what is known about the neurological basis of Executive Functions; how Executive Functions develop in children from birth through young adulthood; the ways Executive Functions impact the learning of reading, writing, math, athletic performance, listening, speaking and social behavior; how to recognize the signs of strengths and/or deficits in Executive Functions; assessing Executive Functions and what to do to improve the development of Executive Functions in your individuals with developmental challenges.
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