1. Understanding the Constructs
Construct PPT-1
Understanding the Constructs
Memory
Attention
Language
Temporal-Sequential Ordering
Higher Order Cognition
Spatial Ordering
Social Cognition
Neuromotor Functions

2. Getting and staying focused while listening and watching
Construct PPT-2
Attention
Getting and staying focused while listening and watching
Examples:
Tuning out distractions in order to concentrate on assignment
Working efficiently to meet a deadline
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3. Construct PPT-3
Memory
Holding onto to new thoughts and connecting them to past thoughts through storage and recall
Examples:
Retaining the beginning of a story while reading the end
Incorporating new information to what is already known
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4. Communicating and understanding ideas and thoughts
Construct PPT-4
Language
(Understanding and using words)
Communicating and understanding ideas and thoughts
Examples:
Determining meaning of a word from its context
Using rich vocabulary to describe a concept
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5. Temporal Sequential Ordering
Construct PPT-5
Temporal Sequential Ordering
(Keeping track of time and order)
Understanding, retaining and using the order of steps, events or other sequences
Examples:
Following a series of directions to complete a project
Understanding the steps necessary in a math problem
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6. Construct PPT-6
Spatial Ordering
(Visual thinking)
Interpretation and use of relationships within and between spatial patterns
Examples:
Understanding ideas like fractions without using language
Organizing materials in an effective way
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7. Effectively controlling the muscles of the body, big and small
Construct PPT-7
Neuromotor Functions
(Controlling movement)
Effectively controlling the muscles of the body, big and small
Examples:
Playing a game like baseball or soccer
Using a writing implement successfully
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8. Thinking that facilitates the making and keeping of friends
Construct PPT-8
Social Cognition
(Making and keeping friends)
Thinking that facilitates the making and keeping of friends
Examples:
Choosing the best topic of conversation depending on group make-up
Using appropriate humor
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9. Higher Order Cognition
PPT-10
Higher Order Cognition
(Complex thinking)
Inter-related processes that accomplish complex thinking and address sophisticated mental challenges
Examples:
Creating a graphic that illustrates a science concept
Coming up with good and bad examples of a concept
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