- Overview
- How Epilepsy Can Affect Learning
- Epilepsy Management
- Fostering Independence
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Learning and Participation
- Activity
- Perception and Attention
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Recall - Memory
- The Process of Memory
- Different memory processes
- What happens if my child struggles with memory?
- What can I do to help my child’s memory?
- The mind’s post-it note
- Keeping emotions in control
- Self Regulation
- How can I help my child develop emotional self-regulation?
- What does well developed self-regulation look like?
- Strategies to calm down before deciding how to act
- Turtle approach
- Riding the wave
- Planning
- Perform - Doing
- Professional services
- Telling others about your child’s epilepsy
- Healthy family relationships
- FAQs
- Acknowledgement
- Feedback
- Glossary
Working memory can be thought of as the mind’s ‘post-it note’ as described by Dr Gathercole author of ’Working Memory in the Classroom.’ This post-it note can become overloaded if you try to add too much information, and can also be easily lost if the child is distracted.
Because information is lost permanently from the working memory, either by distraction or overloading, it is not possible for the child to proceed with the task unless they can re-access the information e.g. hear the instructions again.
At this point the child can either guess what to do next – and possibly not get it right – or may give up.
Effectively using working memory is considered one of the brain’s executive functions.
