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Working Memory and Severe Learning Difficulties (PLE: Memory)
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Psychology Press
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Psychology Press
154 Pages
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Psychology Press
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"Working memory" is a term used to refer to the systems responsible for the temporary storage of information during the performance of cognitive tasks. The efficiency of working memory skills in children may place limitations on the learning and performance of educationally important skills such as reading, language comprehension and arithmetic.
Originally published in 1992, this monograph... Read more
Acknowledgements. 1. Severe Learning Difficulties: History, Definitions, and Terminology 2. Working Memory: Structure and Function 3. Working Memory Development, Cognitive Development and Learning Difficulties 4. Memory Span Development in Severe Learning Difficulties 5. The Articulatory Loop in Severe Learning Difficulties 6. Improving Memory Span in Severe Learning Difficulties 7. Working Memory and Severe Learning Difficulties: A Synthesis. References. Author Index. Subject Index.
Biography
Charles Hulme, Susie Mackenzie
