All Outputs (5)

Attentional and executive behavioural profiles of children with poor working memory. (2007)
Journal Article
Gathercole, S., Alloway, T., Kirkwood, H., Elliott, J., Holmes, J., & Hilton, K. (2008). Attentional and executive behavioural profiles of children with poor working memory. Learning and Individual Differences, 18(2), 214-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2007.10.003

The purpose of this study was to explore the profiles of classroom behaviour relating to attention and executive functions in children with very poor working memory, and to test the hypothesis that inattentive behaviour and working memory problems co... Read More about Attentional and executive behavioural profiles of children with poor working memory..

Working memory, Reading and Mathematical Skills in children with developmental coordination disorder (2007)
Journal Article
Alloway, T. (2007). Working memory, Reading and Mathematical Skills in children with developmental coordination disorder. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 96(1), 20-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2006.07.002

The aim of the present study was investigate the relationship between working memory and reading and mathematical skills in 55 children diagnosed with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). The findings indicate a pervasive memory deficit in all... Read More about Working memory, Reading and Mathematical Skills in children with developmental coordination disorder.

Verbal and Visuospatial short-term and working memory in children: Are they separable? (2006)
Journal Article
Alloway, T., Gathercole, S., & Pickering, S. (2006). Verbal and Visuospatial short-term and working memory in children: Are they separable?. Child Development, 77(6), 1698-1716. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2006.00968.x

This study explored the structure of verbal and visuospatial short-term and working memory in children between ages 4 and 11 years. Multiple tasks measuring 4 different memory components were used to capture the cognitive processes underlying working... Read More about Verbal and Visuospatial short-term and working memory in children: Are they separable?.

Practitioner Review: Short-term and working memory impairments in neurodevelopmental disorders: diagnosis and remedial support (2006)
Journal Article
Gathercole, S., & Alloway, T. (2006). Practitioner Review: Short-term and working memory impairments in neurodevelopmental disorders: diagnosis and remedial support. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 47(1), 4-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2005.01446.x

Background: This article provides an introduction to current models of working and short-term memory, their links with learning, and diagnosis of impairments. The memory impairments associated with a range of neurodevelopmental disorders (Down's synd... Read More about Practitioner Review: Short-term and working memory impairments in neurodevelopmental disorders: diagnosis and remedial support.

The role of sentence recall in reading and language skills of children with learning difficulties (2005)
Journal Article
Alloway, T., & Gathercole, S. (2005). The role of sentence recall in reading and language skills of children with learning difficulties. Learning and Individual Differences, 15(4), 271-282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2005.05.001

The present study explores the relationship between sentence recall and reading and language skills in a group of 7–11-year-old children with learning difficulties. While recent studies have found that performance on sentence recall tasks plays a rol... Read More about The role of sentence recall in reading and language skills of children with learning difficulties.