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How Did You Miss That?: A Story about Teaching Self-Monitoring (Illustrated) Spiral-Bound | October 8, 2019

Bryan Smith, Lisa M. Griffin (Illustrated by)

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When he rushes home after an exhausting night of baseball, the last thing Braden wants to hear is Mom and Dad harping about everything he must finish on his to-do list. Of course, they wouldn’t be on his case if he actually paid attention and did what he needed to do. From chores at home to questions on a quiz, Braden never checks his work for mistakes or to see if he missed anything. Is there a solution to his sloppiness? Yes… but will Braden be willing to try it? Can he become a master of self-monitoring?



After an exhausting night of baseball, the last thing Braden wants to hear is Mom and Dad harping about everything he must finish on his to-do list.


Of course, they wouldn't be on his case if he actually paid attention and did what he needed to do. From chores at home to questions on a quiz, Braden never checks his work for mistakes or to see if he missed anything.


Is there a solution to his sloppiness? Yes... but will Braden be willing to try it? Can he become a master of self-monitoring?


Self-monitoring can be challenging to understand for children and skills such as completing work accurately and completely, staying on task, following instructions the first time, waiting to be called on, and getting the teacher's attention appropriately can be challenging to master.


Award-winning author, happy father, and popular school counselor Bryan Smith highlights the importance of slowing down, being accurate, and double-checking one's work in the seventh picture book of the Executive Function series written for students in grades K through 5.


Tips for parents and educators are included at the end of the story to help children develop their abilities to self-monitor.


The series also includes:

    • What Were You Thinking?
    • My Day Is Ruined!
    • It Was Just Right Here!
    • Of Course It's a Big Deal!
    • Time to Get Started!
    • What’s the Problem?
    • I'll Never Get All of That Done!
    • Fix It with Focus
    • How Do I Remember All That?
Publisher: Boys Town Press
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 31 pages
ISBN-10: 1944882456
Item Weight: 0.3 lbs
Dimensions: 9.0 x 0.3 x 9.0 inches
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“Every week, I have students either rush through their assignments or just not pay attention to details in their work. I strongly recommend How Did You Miss That? to any educator who wants to help students get past that kind of behavior. This book is going to be a game-changer!” – Diane Dahl, Gifted/Talented Specialist

Bryan Smith has worked in the education field for more than 15 years, first as an elementary school teacher then as a school counselor. He excels at teaching students life skills that will take them far and help them succeed. He is also a popular children's author whose other titles include What Were You Thinking? and My Day Is Ruined! His Executive FUNction children's book series won the Counselor's Choice Award, which is awarded by Licensed Mental Health Therapists for "Recognition of Quality in the Field."