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Essentials of working memory assessment and intervention

Milton J. Dehn

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Contents

Series Preface xiii

Acknowledgments xv

One Working Memory Models 1

Working Memory’s Influence 2

Baddeley’s Working Memory Model 3

Other Models of Working Memory 7

The Controversy Regarding Working Memory Capacity 12

Retention Intervals 15

Cognitive LoadTheory 15

The Integrated Model of Working Memory 16

Two Cognitive Processes Highly Related With Working Memory 25

General Intelligence 26

Fluid Reasoning 28

The Big Three 30

Executive Functions 30

Attention 31

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder 32

Oral Language 34

Auditory Processing 35

Phonological Processing 35

Processing Speed 36

Visual-Spatial Processing 37

Sequential Processing 37

Long-Term Memory 38

Metamemory 42

Strategies 43

Three Development, Neuroanatomy, and Risk Factors 45

Development of Working Memory 45

Metamemory Development 50

Long-Term Memory Development 51

The Neuroanatomy of Working Memory 51

The Neuroanatomy of Long-Term Memory 56

Risk Factors for Working Memory Impairments 58

Four Working Memory’s Influence on Academic Learning and Performance 64

Working Memory and Classroom Learning 65

Cognitive Load in the Classroom 66

Working Memory and Basic Reading Skills 69

Working Memory and Reading Comprehension 72

Working Memory and Mathematics 75

Working Memory and Written Expression 81

Working Memory and Oral Language 82

Working Memory and Scholastic Performance 84

Working Memory and LD 85

The Importance of Automaticity 89

Implications for Assessment 90

Conclusions 91

Five Assessment Strategies 95

How to Determine Which Working Memory Component a Subtest Measures 96

Informal Assessment Procedures 102

Assessing Interaction With Long-Term Memory 114

Working Memory Testing 116

Testing Related Cognitive Processes 122

Analyzing Test Results 122

Interpretation of Working Memory Assessment Data 132

Specific Learning Disability Determination 137

Memory Processes Analyzer 138

Six Psychological ScalesThat Measure Working Memory 141

Child and Adolescent Memory Profile (CHAMP) 143

Cognitive Assessment System, Second Edition (CAS-II) 143

Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing

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