An Indispensable Guide That Examines the Function of Working Memory in Educational Achievement.DUBLIN Dublin, city, Republic of Ireland Dublin, Irish Baile Átha Cliath, county borough (1991 pop. 915,516), Leinster, capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the Liffey River. , Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c93113) has announced the addition of "Working Memory and Academic Learning: Assessment and Intervention A procedure used in a lawsuit by which the court allows a third person who was not originally a party to the suit to become a party, by joining with either the plaintiff or the defendant. " to their offering. Equipping e·quip tr.v. e·quipped, e·quip·ping, e·quips 1. a. To supply with necessities such as tools or provisions. b. school and child psychologists child psychologist Psychology A mental health professional with a PhD in psychology who administer tests, evaluates and treats children's emotional disorders, but can't prescribe medications , neuropsychologists, as well as other educational professionals with critical information on the role of working memory in learning and achievement, Working Memory and Academic Learning: Assessment and Intervention offers guidance on assessment tools, interventions, and current evidence-based best practices. This practical resource bridges theory and practice to provide professional guidance with coverage of: * The history of the major theories and models of working memory, including Baddeley's model * An integrated model of working memory designed to facilitate working memory assessment * Working memory development during the early elementary years * The relationships between specific memory components and the academic skills of reading, mathematics, and written language * Numerous measures of cognition cognition Act or process of knowing. Cognition includes every mental process that may be described as an experience of knowing (including perceiving, recognizing, conceiving, and reasoning), as distinguished from an experience of feeling or of willing. and memory, including the WISC WISC Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Psychology A 10-category test that measures both verbal and performance IQ. See Psychological testing. [R]-IV Integrated, Children's Memory Scale, and the Working Memory Test Battery for Children * Assessment cases that illustrate typical profiles found in children and adolescents with working memory deficits Drawing on his extensive training and experience, author Milton Dehn presents both the theory and research on working memory--while offering specific, step-by-step guidance and hands-on case studies enabling professionals to identify how working memory relates to academic attainment and how to apply this knowledge in professional practice. Contents: Foreword fore·word n. A preface or an introductory note, as for a book, especially by a person other than the author. foreword Noun an introductory statement to a book Noun 1. Elaine Fletcher-Janzen xiii Preface pref·ace n. 1. a. A preliminary statement or essay introducing a book that explains its scope, intention, or background and is usually written by the author. b. An introductory section, as of a speech. 2. xvii Acknowledgments xxi CHAPTER 1 Introduction and Overview 1 CHAPTER 2 Theories and Models of Working Memory 10 CHAPTER 3 An Integrated Model of Working Memory 49 CHAPTER 4 Working Memory Development and CHAPTER 5 Working Memory and Academic Learning 92 CHAPTER 6 Working Memory Assessment Strategies 126 CHAPTER 7 Using Cognitive Scales to Assess Working Memory 176 CHAPTER 8 Assessing Working Memory with Memory Scales 217 CHAPTER 9 Working Memory Interventions 258 CHAPTER 10 Case Studies, Reporting Results, and Appendix A Working Memory Subtests in Cognitive Scales 329 Appendix B Working Memory Assessment Plan 333 Appendix C Working Memory Analysis Worksheet 335 Appendix D Working Memory Interpretative in·ter·pre·ta·tive adj. Variant of interpretive. in·ter  pre·ta Summary 337
Appendix E Working Memory Subtests in Memory Scales 339 Appendix F Conversion Table: Scaled Scores to Standard Scores 343 Appendix G Related Processing Subtests in Cognitive Scales 345 References 347 Index 371 For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c93113 |
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