Working Memory

Holding information in mind and manipulating it mentally to guide actions.

Examples & Achievements

• Follows 2-3 step instructions given at once
• Remembers what they went to another room to get
• Retells the main events of a story in order
• Plays a memory card matching game successfully
• Remembers classroom routines without constant reminding

How to Measure

• Follows a 3-step novel instruction accurately
• Digit span forward (3-4 digits at age 5)
• Backward word span (2 words at age 5)
• Mr. Cucumber memory task (body part recall)
• Corsi block-tapping task (visuospatial working memory)