Improving Working Memory: Supporting Students' Learning
Packiam Alloway, Tracy
ISBN 10: 1849207488 ISBN 13: 9781849207485
Published by SAGE Publications Ltd, 2010
Used
Soft cover
From
Phatpocket Limited, Waltham Abbey, HERTS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since April 28, 2005
This specific item is no longer available.
About this Item
Description:
Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. Seller Inventory # Z1-R-037-02445
Synopsis:
Your working memory is the information your brain stores for a short period of time, it is your brain′s post-it note so to speak, and how much information you can remember has a huge influence on how well you do at school and beyond.
By developing and improving a child′s working memory, you will see improvements in their achievements at school, and in their concentration. Better working memory can be particularly useful to children with conditions where poor working memory is thought to be an underlying factor. Such conditions include:
• dyslexia
• dyscalculia
• speech and language difficulties
• developmental coordination disorders (motor dyspraxia)
• ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
• autistic spectrum disorders
Improving Working Memory, Supporting Students′ Learning explains how to spot problems early, and how to work with children to improve their working memory, therefore increasing their chances of success in the classroom. It is packed full of practical strategies to use with students, but it also explains the theory behind these activities.
Underpinned by rigorous research and written in a highly accessible style, this book will appeal to practitioners, parents and students as an essential guide to helping their students reach their full potential.
About the Author:
Tracy Packiam Alloway, PhD, is a professor of Psychology at the University of North Florida. Formerly, she was the Director of the Center for Memory and Learning in the Lifespan in the UK. She is an expert on working memory and education, and has published over 75 journal articles and books on this topic. She developed the internationally recognized Alloway Working Memory Assessment (Pearson Assessment, translated into 20 languages). She writes a blog for Psychology Today and Huffington Post. She has also provided advice to Fortune 500 companies, like Prudential, as well as the World Bank and BBC.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Bibliographic Details
Title: Improving Working Memory: Supporting ...
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good