Essentials of Working Memory Assessment and Intervention (Paperback)

Series Preface xiii

Acknowledgments xv

One Working Memory Models 1

Working Memory’s Influence 2

Baddeley’s Working Memory Model 3

Other Models of Working Memory 7

The Controversy Regarding Working Memory Capacity 12

Retention Intervals 15

Cognitive LoadTheory 15

The Integrated Model of Working Memory 16

Two Cognitive Processes Highly Related With Working Memory 25

General Intelligence 26

Fluid Reasoning 28

The Big Three 30

Executive Functions 30

Attention 31

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder 32

Oral Language 34

Auditory Processing 35

Phonological Processing 35

Processing Speed 36

Visual-Spatial Processing 37

Sequential Processing 37

Long-Term Memory 38

Metamemory 42

Strategies 43

Three Development, Neuroanatomy, and Risk Factors 45

Development of Working Memory 45

Metamemory Development 50

Long-Term Memory Development 51

The Neuroanatomy of Working Memory 51

The Neuroanatomy of Long-Term Memory 56

Risk Factors for Working Memory Impairments 58

Four Working Memory’s Influence on Academic Learning and Performance 64

Working Memory and Classroom Learning 65

Cognitive Load in the Classroom 66

Working Memory and Basic Reading Skills 69

Working Memory and Reading Comprehension 72

Working Memory and Mathematics 75

Working Memory and Written Expression 81

Working Memory and Oral Language 82

Working Memory and Scholastic Performance 84

Working Memory and LD 85

The Importance of Automaticity 89

Implications for Assessment 90

Conclusions 91

Five Assessment Strategies 95

How to Determine Which Working Memory Component a Subtest Measures 96

Informal Assessment Procedures 102

Assessing Interaction With Long-Term Memory 114

Working Memory Testing 116

Testing Related Cognitive Processes 122

Analyzing Test Results 122

Interpretation of Working Memory Assessment Data 132

Specific Learning Disability Determination 137

Memory Processes Analyzer 138

Six Psychological ScalesThat Measure Working Memory 141

Child and Adolescent Memory Profile (CHAMP) 143

Cognitive Assessment System, Second Edition (CAS-II) 143

Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing, Second Edition (CTOPP2) 145

Differential Ability Scales–Second Edition (DAS-II) 146

Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children–Second Edition (KABC-II) 148

The NEPSY II 149

Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales–Fifth Edition (SB5) 151

Test of Auditory Processing Skills,Third Edition (TAPS-3) 152

Test of Memory and Learning–Second Edition (TOMAL-2) 153

The Wechsler Intelligence Scales 155

WISC-IV Integrated 158

WechslerMemory Scale, Fourth Edition (WMS-IV) 159

Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning–Second Edition (WRAML2) 161

Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Achievement (WJ IV ACH) 163

Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Cognitive Abilities (WJ IV COG) 163

Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Oral Language (WJ IV OL) 165

Seven Working Memory Interventions That Change the Brain 168

Types of Working Memory Interventions 169

Selecting Working Memory Exercises and Strategies 169

Measuring Progress 175

Metamemory Training 177

The Efficacy of Working Memory Training 177

How Working Memory Training Changes the Brain 181

Conclusions Regarding the Efficacy of Working Memory Training 183

Internet-Based Working Memory Training 184

Hands-On Working Memory Exercises 188

Interventions That Improve Related Cognitive Processes 192

Eight Supporting Working Memory in the Classroom 197

The Mnemonic-Based Classroom 198

Metamemory Instruction 200

Instruction That Reduces Cognitive Load 201

Accommodations and Modifications for Specific Academic Subjects 205

General Accommodations 208

Instructional Practices That Support Working Memory 209

Teaching Working Memory Strategies 213

Bypassing Working Memory by Using LTM Strategies 222

Nine Case Study 225

Working Memory Interpretation Section 225

Case Study Assessment 227

Example of a Written Interpretation 236

Jon’s Interventions 241

Appendix A Scaled Score to Standard Score Conversion Table With Percentiles 253

Appendix B T-Score to Standard Score Conversion Table 256

Appendix C Working Memory Composites and Subtests Sorted by Scale 259

Annotated Bibliography 266

References 269

About the Author 303

About the Online Resources 304

Index 307