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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is there ANYTHING that can be done to help kiddos improve their working memory?

DD is dyslexic has a profound working memory deficit. Despite having average to high average scores in most other areas in her psych eval the working memory is a huge issue for her. It spills into everything academically. DD is a hard worker and "gets there" with a lot of repetition. It's so much work for her fortunately she is disciplined and a hard worker so she is willing to put in the time to repeat the information and concepts until she drills it in but it adds so much more work for her so she is constantly playing catch up at school and in life. She already works with an ASDEC tutor and a math tutor that know that she needs repetition but just wondering if there are any other ways to help her strengthen her working memory.[/quote]

My DC has poor working memory, dyslexia and dysgraphia.  DC ‘s strengths are in math and science.  Math became an apparent after the rout memorization of 1st and 2nd grade.  (Always had a simple calculator accommodation - even in college and even though he majored in math) Slow methodical progress worked.  Small steps will add up over time.  Think tortoise not hare.

Also, don’t put too much on their plate.  We (DC, DH, and I) made the decision to forgo foreign language in MS and HS.  DC also limited the number of APs to only those classes that were in his interest and strength areas.  DC used the extra classes for a fun elective or a study hall.  Colleges will accept students that do not take a foreign language - you do need to explain why in the application.

We worked on some things in the summer that we did not have time for during the school year - like keyboarding. (Note, if there were timed tests in the typing app, I took them as he was never a fast typist)  We concentrated on DC’s strengths and interests when deciding the level of classes to take.

Audio books at his cognitive level were key.  He still did daily remedial reading, but he also did audio books so that he could progress at his level.  This helped him keep up with the increasingly complex character developments and plots.  It also helped immensely with his vocabulary and background knowledge.

We never really were able to increase his working memory.  He will always be slow and methodical.  He is currently in a Masters program in Data Science and doing well.

Sorry, this came out like a hodgepodge, and if I think of other things, I will post them. [/quote]

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