Supporting Organisation, Planning, and Task Completion in English

Executive functioning skills underpin success in English.

They include:

• Planning

• Organisation

• Task initiation

• Working memory

• Time management

• Self-monitoring

Many learners with ADHD, autism, or SEND profiles struggle not with understanding content — but with managing the process of writing.

At Let’s Go Learning, executive functioning support is built into every lesson.

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How Executive Functioning Affects English

Learners may:

• Struggle to begin writing

• Lose track of the question

• Forget key points mid-paragraph

• Run out of time

• Submit incomplete work

• Feel overwhelmed by multi-step tasks

Without structured support, English can feel chaotic.

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Our Embedded Executive Function Strategies

We use:

✔ Clear, sequenced lesson structures
✔ Visual planning frameworks
✔ Chunked instructions
✔ Timed writing scaffolds
✔ Checklists for editing
✔ Modelled examples
✔ Repetition of routines

We do not expect learners to “be more organised.”
We provide systems that support organisation.

Building Independence

Over time, learners develop:

• Greater task initiation

• Clearer paragraph sequencing

• Improved time awareness

• Stronger working memory strategies

• Increased academic resilience

Executive functioning is not an add-on. It is foundational to writing success.

Next Steps

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