Memory Muscles Are Just As Important As Body Muscles!

Working Memory: Why should we exercise it?

Can you remember a phone number without writing it down? When someone gives you directions, do you remember this information without writing it down? Why do some people need to write down information to remember it? 

Working memory is the cognitive process that RECALLS information the brain is storing while working on other tasks. Students with learning disabilities (mild, moderate, or severe), may find it challenging to remember steps to a math problem, they may find it difficult to recall story character profiles or plots, and grammatical tasks & language learning may be challenging. 

At Paradigm Development Center, the memory processes of our students are exercised, weekly, to help them better retain & recall knowledge so they can APPLY it to and build upon prior & new knowledge. 

The memory development exercises we engage our students in are:

• Digit Span Forward
• Digit Span Backward
• Word recall

Digit Span Exercise

Word Recall Exercise

 

• Matching games (cards, tiles, and online applications)
• Daily academic journal entries
• Questions about past activities (What did you eat for lunch yesterday or what was the last thing you watched on YouTube before going to sleep last night?)

How do you increase your working memory skills?