Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. 1. Severe Learning Difficulties: History, Definitions, and Terminology 2. Working Memory: Structure and Function 3. Working Memory Development, Cognitive Development and Learning Difficulties 4. Memory Span Development in Severe Learning Difficulties 5. The Articulatory Loop in Severe Learning Difficulties 6. Improving Memory Span in Severe Learning Difficulties 7. Working Memory and Severe Learning Difficulties: A Synthesis. References. Author Index. Subject Index.

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Charles Hulme, Susie Mackenzie