Working Memory and Neurodevelopmental Disorders - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1841695602 ISBN 13 : 9781841695600

Editeur : Psychology Press Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

Short-term or working memory - the capacity to hold and manipulate information mentally over brief periods of time - plays an important role in supporting a wide range of everyday activities, particularly in childhood. Children with weak working memory skills often struggle in key areas of learning and, given its impact on cognitive abilities, the identification of working memory impairments is a priority for those who work with children with learning disabilities.

Working Memory and Neurodevelopmental Disorders supports clinical assessment and management of working memory deficits by summarising the current theoretical understanding and methods of assessment of working memory. It outlines the working memory profiles of individuals with a range of neurodevelopmental disorders (including Down's syndrome, Williams syndrome, Specific Language Impairment, and ADHD), and identifies useful means of alleviating the anticipated learning difficulties of children with deficits of working memory.

This comprehensive and informative text will appeal to academics and researchers in cognitive psychology, neuropsychology and developmental psychology, and will be useful reading for students in these areas. Educational psychologists will also find this a useful text, as it covers the role of working memory in learning difficulties specific to the classroom.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Tracy Packiam Alloway is a psychologist at the University of Durham. She has worked with a variety of educational professionals and has published numerous articles on working memory and learning. She has also developed classroom-based tools that are widely used to identify and support children with memory impairments.

Susan Gathercole is a psychologist with over 20 years of experience in research on memory during childhood. She has written many articles for psychologists and teachers, is a founding co-editor of the journal Memory, and has developed several standardised tests of memory for children.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Psychology Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1841695602
• ISBN 13: 9781841695600
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Éditeur: Alloway Tracy Packiam, Gathercole Susan E.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible