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Informationen zum Autor Tracy Packiam Alloway , PhD, is a professor of Psychology at the University of North Florida. Formerly, she was the Director of the Center for Memory and Learning in the Lifespan in the UK. She is an expert on working memory and education, and has published over 75 journal articles and books on this topic. She developed the internationally recognized Alloway Working Memory Assessment (Pearson Assessment, translated into 20 languages). She writes a blog for Psychology Today and Huffington Post . She has also provided advice to Fortune 500 companies, like Prudential, as well as the World Bank and BBC. www.tracyalloway.com Ross Alloway , PhD, CEO of Memosyne Ltd., brings working memory training to educators and parents. Ross developed Jungle Memory, used by thousands of students in over twenty countries. Together with Tracy Alloway, Ross edited an academic book on working memory (Psychology Press) and co-authored a popular science book (Simon & Schuster, translated into 17 languages). He has also has published research with Tracy Alloway on working memory in a variety of contexts, from education to aging, from happiness to lying, from barefoot running to Facebook. Their research has been featured on BBC, ABC News , Huffington Post , Salon , The Washington Post , and Newsweek . He writes a blog for Huffington Post . www.docsalloway.com Klappentext This new edition of the previously titled Improving Working Memory, introduces readers to the topic; and provides strategies to use in the classroom to support student's additional learning needs. Zusammenfassung This new edition of the previously titled Improving Working Memory, introduces readers to the topic; and provides strategies to use in the classroom to support student's additional learning needs. Inhaltsverzeichnis Epilogue by Kim Grant Chapter 1: Our Brain¿s Post-it-note Chapter 2: Diagnosing Working Memory Chapter 3: Specific Learning Disorder: Reading Difficulties (Dyslexia) Chapter 4: Specific Learning Disorder: Maths Difficulties (Dyscalculia) Chapter 5: Developmental Coordination Chapter 6: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Chapter 7: Autistic Spectrum Disorder Chapter 8: Anxiety Disorders (by Evan Copello) Chapter 9: Student Strategies and Training Appendix: Working Memory strategies table Epilogue by Kim Grant ...
