Working Memory
Working memory is an ability that allows us to work with information. It helps us learn and perform even basic tasks. Most kids with learning and thinking differences have trouble with this vital function. That’s especially true of kids with executive functioning issues and ADHD.
Working memory is one of the brain’s executive functions. It’s the ability to hold on to new information so we can turn around and use it in some way. Working memory allows us to hold information without losing track of what we’re doing.
Working memory is like a temporary sticky note in our brain. It holds new information in place so the brain can work with it briefly and perhaps connect it with other information.
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Resources
What is Working Memory ?
Working memory is the ability to store and manipulate information in the mind for brief periods of time. Lisa Archibald of Western University joins Cheryl Jackson to discuss working memory and its role in a child's ability to learn.
What is Working Memory?
Working memory is the brain’s system for temporarily storing and managing the information required to carry out complex tasks such as learning, reasoning, and comprehension.
Joni Holmes - Working memory and classroom learning
Working memory (WM) supports classroom learning. Low levels of WM performance are widely reported in groups of children with difficulties in reading, maths and science. I will review the impact of WM problems in the classroom and discuss how these issues can be managed.
Working Memory in children with ADHD
Learn what working memory is, and see how a teacher's instructions are interpreted by a typical child, and a child with ADHD.