Essentials of Working Memory Assessment and Intervention

Provides step–by–step guidelines for organizing an assessment, selecting appropriate instruments, and interpreting results Expert advice on formulating individualized interventions and educational programming Conveniently formatted for rapid reference

Enhance academic learning outcomes with accurate working memory assessment

Essentials of Working Memory Assessment and Intervention offers school psychologists, educators, and other professionals a practical guide for assessing working memory and providing appropriate interventions for children and adolescents. Designed as a comprehensive resource, the text contains the theories of working memory and includes guidelines that can help organize an effective cross–battery assessment, select the right instruments, interpret the results, and formulate individualized interventions and educational programming. In addition, the illustrative case studies explore working memory deficits found in children and adolescents with disabilities. Additional assessment and intervention resources such as checklists, forms, and detailed directions are available in the companion Online Resources.

Author Milton J. Dehn reviews the working memory strategies and exercises that can change the brain and includes information on various training options as well as interventions that improve cognitive processes. This step–by–step guide shows how to support working memory in the classroom and outlines approaches that can help reduce frustration and enhance academic performance in students with disabilities.

Essentials of Working Memory Assessment and Intervention helps readers:

Understand the development and neuroanatomy of working memory Learn techniques for improving working memory in the classroom Evaluate strategies for brain–based working memory training Effectively use working memory assessment measures

This hands–on resource provides the information, strategies, approaches, and tools for increasing cognitive functioning and helping students reach their potential.

Chapter 1 Working Memory Models Working Memory s Influence Baddeley s Working Memory Model Other Models of Working Memory The Controversy Regarding WM Capacity Retention Intervals Cognitive Load Theory The Integrated Model of Working Memory Summary Chapter 2 Cognitive Processes Highly Related with Working Memory General Intelligence Fluid Reasoning The Big Three Executive Functions Attention Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Oral Language Auditory Processing Phonological Processing Processing Speed Visual–Spatial Processing Sequential Processing Long–Term Memory Metamemory Strategies Chapter 3 Development, Neuroanatomy, and Risk Factors Development of Working Memory Metamemory Development Long–Term Memory Development The Neuroanatomy of Working Memory The Neuroanatomy of Long–Term Memory Risk Factors for Working Memory Impairments Chapter 4 Working Memory s Influence on Academic Learning and Performance Working Memory and Classroom Learning Cognitive Load in the Classroom Working Memory and Basic Reading Skills Working Memory and Reading Comprehension Working Memory and Mathematics Working Memory and Written Expression Working Memory and Oral Language Working Memory and Scholastic Performance Working Memory and LD The Importance of Automaticity Implications for Assessment Conclusions Chapter 5 Assessment Strategies How to Determine the Working Memory Component a Subtest Measures Informal Assessment Procedures Assessing Interaction with Long–Term Memory Working Memory Testing Testing Related Cognitive Processes Analyzing Test Results Interpretation of Working Memory Assessment Data Specific Learning Disability Determination Memory Processes Analyzer Chapter 6 Psychological Scales that Measure Working Memory Child and Adolescent Memory Profile (CHAMP) Cognitive Assessment System, Second Edition (CAS–II) Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing, Second Edition (CTOPP2) Differential Ability Scales Second Edition (DAS–II) Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children Second Edition (KABC–II) The NEPSY II Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scales Fifth Edition (SB5) Test of Auditory Processing Skills, Third Edition (TAPS–3) Test of Memory and Learning Second Edition (TOMAL–2) The Wechsler Intelligence Scales WISC–IV Integrated Wechsler Memory Scale, Fourth Edition (WMS–IV) Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning Second Edition (WRAML2) Woodcock–Johnson IV Tests of Achievement (WJ IV ACH) Woodcock–Johnson IV Tests of Cognitive Abilities (WJ IV COG) Woodcock–Johnson IV Tests of Oral Language (WJ IV OL) Chapter 7 Working Memory Interventions that Change the Brain Types of WM Interventions Selecting WM Exercises and Strategies Measuring Progress Metamemory Training The Efficacy of WM Training How WM Training Changes the Brain Conclusions Regarding the Efficacy of WM Training Internet–Based WM Training Hands–On WM Exercises Interventions That Improve Related Cognitive Processes Chapter 8 Supporting Working Memory in the Classroom The Mnemonic–Based Classroom Metamemory Instruction Instruction That Reduces Cognitive Load Modifications for Specific Academic Subjects General Accommodations Instructional Practices that Support WM Teaching WM Strategies Bypassing WM by Using LTM Strategies Chapter 9 Case Study Working Memory Interpretation Section Case Study Assessment Results from the Initial Assessment Example of a Written Interpretation Jon s Interventions Appendix A Scaled Score to Standard Score Conversion Table with Percentiles Appendix B T–Score to Standard Score Conversion Table Appendix C Working Memory Composites and Subtests Grouped by Scale Annotated Bibliography About the Online Resources Index About the Author

MILTON J. DEHN, Ed.D., NCSP, is the cofounder and program director of Schoolhouse Tutoring® and a former practicing school psychologist, associate professor, and director of a graduate training program in school psychology. He is the author of Working Memory and Academic Learning, Long–Term Memory Problems in Children and Adolescents, and Essentials of Processing Assessment, Second Edition all from Wiley.