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Learning about working memory

 
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​PIE - Parents in Education      Developing learning skills

WORKING MEMORY - What is it? How can we improve it?

Working memory 

• Is how we hold on to new information so we can turn around and use it in some way

• It allows us to hold information without losing track of what we’re doing

• It helps us learn and follow directions 

• It is like a temporary sticky-note in our brain 

• It holds new information in place so the brain can work with it briefly and perhaps link it with other information 

• It is not only for short-term use 

• It helps the brain to organise new information for long-term storage

Working memory boosters can be built into everyday life. Here are a couple of ideas.

* Play Card Games - Simple card games like Crazy Eights, Uno and Go Fish can improve working memory in two ways. Players have to:

* keep the rules of the game in mind

* remember what cards they have and which cards other people have played

* Games using Visual Memory - There are lots of matching games that can help your child work on visual memory eg Memory, Snap, or try the following:

Use a magazine page and ask your child to circle all instances of the word the or the letter b in one minute.

Play the number plate game. Take turns reciting the letters and numbers on a number plate (without peeking) and then say them / read them backwards too.

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Last reviewed 02 September 2024
Last updated 02 September 2024