1st Edition

Short-Term Memory Difficulties in Children A Practical Resource

By Joanne Rudland Copyright 2004
144 Pages
by Speechmark

144 Pages
by Speechmark

Children who have low self-confidence; a negative attitude towards school; score below average on assessments of language comprehension; and have an erratic pattern of errors with no specific linguistic weaknesses on assessments of comprehension, may be suffering from short-term memory difficulties. Written by a practising speech  language therapist, this book provides a structured yet... Read more
Preface, Chapter 1. An introduction to memory theory, Chapter 2. Strategies for therapy, Chapter 3. Memory activities for therapy and practice, Chapter 4. Further resources, Chapter 5. Assessments, resources, references and bibliography

Biography

Joanne Rudland

"Anyone working with school-aged children would find the contents of the book useful." —  Child Language Teaching and Therapy

"This is a useful, well-structured"Anyone working with school-aged children would find the contents of the book useful." Child Language Teaching and Therapy resource for an area of language difficulty often overlooked....Relevant for both clinic or education based therapy and recommended for children aged 7 to 11 although secondary pupils may benefit too. There are also very clear advice sheets for schools and parents." — Speech Language Therapy in Practice

"Practical resource...clearly presented...easy to follow and well structured." — ACQ

"This book is clearly organized...well written and easy to follow...simple to use." — JSLPA

"A good example of an effective resource book with design and production appropriate to the final user." — British Book Design Production Awards

"Very readable and very informative...all in all I found this a very useful resource." — NAPLIC

"Anyone working with school-aged children would find the contents of the book useful." — Helen Still, SLT, Child Language Teaching and Therapy

"It has some useful ideas strategies and information." — Frank Wise School, Banbury