Building the Concepts of Cause-and-Effect Relationships

True engagement requires teachers to shift paradigms and create the conditions for students to actively engage in the learning process. This tool is meant to support students in identifying cause-and-effect relationships within academic content, while also building their executive function skills. Engagement, rather than compliance, leads to lasting learning. However, true engagement requires teachers to shift paradigms and create the conditions for students to actively engage in the learning process. Teachers can implement certain structures and activities in which students not only engage in learning, but also build executive function skills. For some existing activities, a few modifications will enable students to engage with the content more actively. Alternatively, teachers may need to design new activities addressing targeted skills and/or content. “Everyday life is filled with cause-and-effect relationships. Mastering this concept and using it strategically can lead to great suc