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
Differential Ability Scales–Second Edition (DAS-II) 146
Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children–Second Edition (KABC-II) 148
The NEPSY II 149
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales–Fifth Edition (SB5) 151
Test of Auditory Processing Skills,Third Edition (TAPS-3) 152
Test of Memory and Learning–Second Edition (TOMAL-2) 153
The Wechsler Intelligence Scales 155
WISC-IV Integrated 158
WechslerMemory Scale
Essentials of working memory assessment and intervention by Milton J. Dehn. ISBN 9781118876732. Published by John Wiley & Sons in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.