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Although there is evidence of a genetic predisposition to executive function deficits, timely targeted intervention can minimize the impact on students’ academic and lifelong success. Students cannot demonstrate skills they do not have. However, through explicit training that is targeted to a student’s individual strengths and weaknesses, executive function skills can be developed and enhanced. Our book provides a 7-Step Model for executive function skills training that incorporates Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and the use of metacognition. With this approach to explicit strategy instruction, the selected strategy is taught in a manner that is compatible with how the student learns best. As well, our book offers potentially evidenced-based strategies for students who have common executive function skill deficits. Later in this chapter we outline various approaches you might use to fit executive functioning skills training into your already full school day.