"Dr. Croasdaile presents a compelling discussion on building expert "middle school" learners through the UDL lens. Her points and examples are relevant and reflect many of the issues teachers often face in the classroom. Her connections to the literature are deep and promote the importance of how the UDL lens correlates with well-designed instruction. A must-read for any educator to understand why we teach UDL - to build that all important learner expertise!" - Dr. Fran Smith, Adjunct Faculty, GW University

"Croasdaile integrates real-life situations and scholarly research in a well-written book every instructional leader should have and use. This timely and valuable book answers a common question in middle school environments, how do we motivate students? How do you address executive functioning? Those questions, and others, related to engaging students, are in this book. It's encouraging to see a book about motivation and UDL presented in a way that is easy to read, understand, and implement. The institutional calendar is the tool you didn't know you needed until you saw it. This is a must-read if you want to know how to address student motivation." - Phyllis L. M. Haynes, Ph.D., Co-Director, Training & Technical Assistance Center, Virginia Commonwealth University

"Impressively informative, exceptionally well written, thoroughly 'reader friendly' in organization and presentation, 'Building Executive Function and Motivation in the Middle Grades: A Universal Design for Learning Approach' is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, school district, college, and university library Teacher Education, Educational Psychology, and Behavioral Science collections.." - Midwest Book Review, August 2023