ABC dEcode® and Working Memory Problems
Many people are able to routinely and easily memorize information,
especially when studying or receiving directions. This complex skill is
taken for granted by many people, but for people with Learning Disabilities,
memorizing information can be a major problem. The major problems appear
to be:
- limited working memory capacity, which can be either within the visual
area, the auditory area, or both
- getting information into long-term memory (to remember facts any
longer than twenty seconds, information must be transferred from short-term
into long-term memory)
- quickly retrieving information when needed
Young students with memory difficulties can't remember letter names
and sounds, which are essential to learning how to read.
As they get older, students with working memory problems will continue
to have difficulties with reading, and will begin to struggle in other
areas. They may have difficulties with assignments, chores, multiplication
tables, or foreign languages. They may learn multiplication tables or
vocabulary words one night, only to forget them by the next day. These
students may find rote memorization of isolated facts, dates, numbers,
or "boring" information especially difficult.
ABC dEcode® Can Help Students with Working Memory Problems
ABC dEcode® can help, in only 10 to 15 minutes per day, 4 to 5 times
per week!
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