Working Memory and Learning: A Practical Guide for Teachers

By Tracy Packiam Alloway and Susan E. Gathercole

Book Overview

A good working memory is crucial to becoming a successful leaner, yet there is very little material available in an easy-to-use format that explains the concept and offers practitioners ways to support children with poor working memory in the classroom.

This book provides a coherent overview of the role played by working memory in learning during the school years, and uses theory to inform good practice.

Topics covered include:

" the link between working memory skills and key areas of learning (such as literacy & numeracy)

" the relationship between working memory and children with developmental disorders

" assessment of children for working memory deficits

" strategies for supporting working memory in under-performing children

This accessible guide will help SENCOs, teachers, teaching assistants, speech and language therapists and educational psychologists to understand and address working memory in their setting

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412936136
• ISBN13: 9781412936132
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.6"