Working Memory and Learning: A Practical Guide for Teachers,   ISBN:9781412936132

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In a time when research shows that learning and social language skills increase when children with special needs are included in the regular education classrooms, practical tools seem to be scarce for educators to develop strategies that serve the learning needs of all in their classroom. The largest group of children on IEP's present with working memory deficits; however, your classrooms also include many children that have not formally been identified with learning disabilities who also have working memory weakness. Working Memory and Learning: A Practical Guide for Teachers is a wonderful tool for all educators to educate and arm themselves with strategies that help you modify the same curriculum across all populations in your classroom. If you are a parent of a child who is struggling or failing in the regular classroom, read this book to gain insight and empower yourself in ways to help your child learn more efficiently in the classroom environment.

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This is a great handbook on short-term memory and working memory problems for classroom teachers and parents. Gathercole & Alloway are authorities in the field and have produced a lot of scholarly work for those who want to delve more deeply. Cf.Working Memory and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Another good book that can appeal to professionals and laymen alike isThe Overflowing Brain: Information Overload and the Limits of Working Memory by Torkel Klingberg, a scholar in the field.

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This book is easy to read, and it covers a topic "Working Memory" in far greater detail than other articles and references that are generally available in the US. I am pleased to see this topic being discussed, as my child has impaired working memory. We are struggling to determine the best methods possible to help her learn. I would recommend this book to all teachers and to parents who have a child with impaired working memory.