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Working Memory And Learning

Practical ways to support children with poor working memory from winner of the 2009 Joseph Lister Award, Tracy Alloway

Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (September 3, 2009) – A good working memory is crucial to becoming a successful learner, 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.

Working Memory and Learning- co-authored by Dr Tracy Alloway, winner of the 2009 Joseph Lister Award, 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
Aimed at SENCOs, teachers, teaching assistants, speech and language therapists and educational psychologists, Working Memory and Learning will help practitioners to understand and address working memory in their setting.

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Working Memory and Learningby Susan E Gathercole,University of York, and Tracy Packiam Alloway, University of Stirling  ispublished by SAGE (£19.99). For further information visit www.sagepub.co.uk

For a review copy contact reviews@sagepub.co.uk

SAGE is a leading international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media for academic, educational, and professional markets. Since 1965, SAGE has helped inform and educate a global community of scholars, practitioners, researchers, and students spanning a wide range of subject areas including business, humanities, social sciences, and science, technology and medicine. An independent company, SAGE has principal offices in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC. www.sagepublications.com

 

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