Improving working memory in children with low language abilities.

Autor/inn/en	Holmes, Joni; Butterfield, Sally; Cormack, Francesca; van Loenhoud, Anita; Ruggero, Leanne; Kashikar, Linda; Gathercole, Susan
Titel	Improving working memory in children with low language abilities. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Verbesserung des Arbeitsgedächtnisses bei Kindern mit geringen sprachlichen Fähigkeiten.
Quelle	In: Frontiers in psychology, (2015) 6, 9 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1664-1078
DOI	10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00519
Schlagwörter	Entwicklungsstörung; Gedächtnistraining; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Sprachentwicklung; Sprachfertigkeit
Abstract	This study investigated whether working memory training is effective in enhancing verbal memory in children with low language abilities (LLA). Cogmed Working Memory Training was completed by a community sample of children aged 8-11 years with LLA and a comparison group with matched non-verbal abilities and age-typical language performance. Short-term memory (STM), working memory, language, and IQ were assessed before and after training. Significant and equivalent post-training gains were found in visuo-spatial short-term memory in both groups. Exploratory analyses across the sample established that low verbal IQ scores were strongly and highly specifically associated with greater gains in verbal STM, and that children with higher verbal IQs made greater gains in visuo-spatial short-term memory following training. This provides preliminary evidence that intensive working memory training may be effective for enhancing the weakest aspects of STM in children with low verbal abilities, and may also be of value in developing compensatory strategies. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2026/3