Establishing the Link between Working Memory Function and Learning Disabilities

Autor/in	Masoura, Elvira V.
Titel	Establishing the Link between Working Memory Function and Learning Disabilities
Quelle	In: Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 4 (2006) 2, S.29-41 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1937-6928
Schlagwörter	Learning Disabilities; Short Term Memory; Children; Language Impairments; Dyslexia; Reading Difficulties + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Child; Kind; Kinder; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Dyslexics; Legasthenie; Lese-Rechtschreib-Schwäche; Reading difficulty; Leseschwierigkeit
Abstract	Research findings concerning working memory impairment of children with learning disabilities, poor readers, and individuals with severe learning difficulties are examined within the framework of working memory. Results from developmental and experimental studies indicate a close link between the function of working memory and performance on academic tasks. Converging evidence suggests that a deficit in working memory can affect children's ability to master language. Nevertheless, the causal relationship between working memory and learning disabilities is less well established. Limitations of the current study are discussed and suggestions for future investigations are made. (As Provided).
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Update	2021/2/06