Auditory Memory - Sydney Therapy & Co

Auditory memory is the ability to take in information that is presented orally (out loud), process it, retain it in one's mind, and then recall it. Auditory ... AuditoryMemory Littleones Achildwhoispooratrunningwillimprovewithpractice;inthesamewayachildcandeveloptheirshort-termauditorymemory. Manychildrenhavegoodmemoriesforevents,whichmayhavehappened,orpeopletheymetalongtimeagobutmayhavedifficultiesinrememberingthedetailsofwhattheyhaveheardorseenmomentsbefore.Itisanimportantskillasithelpsthechildtoretainwordslongenoughinyourheadforthechildtobeabletocarryoutaninstructionaccurately.Thisdifficultywithshort-termauditorymemoryiscommoninchildrenwithlanguagedifficulties. Memoryimpactsaperson’sabilitytoperformalmostanyactivity.Memoryishow“knowledgeisencoded,stored,andlaterretrieved”(Kandell,Schwartz,andJessell,2000).Evenmildmemorydeficitscanimpactastudent’ssuccess.Therearedifferentkindsofmemory,includinglong-termmemory,short-termmemory,workingmemory,auditorymemory,andvisualmemory. Auditorymemoryistheabilitytotakeininformationthatispresentedorally(outloud),processit,retainitinone’smind,andthenrecallit.Auditorymemoryrequiresworkingmemory. Workingmemoryis“themanagement,manipulation,andtransformationofinformationdrawnfromshort-termmemoryandlong-termmemory”(Dehn,2008).Workingmemoryisresponsibleforprocessinghigher-levellinguisticinformation,andifthetaskismorecomplex,workingmemoryspendsmoretimeprocessing(DanemanandCarpenter,1980).Workingmemorycapacityhassignificantrelationshipswithreadingdecoding,languagecomprehension,spelling,followingdirections,vocabularydevelopment,notetaking,andGPA. Sub-skillsofauditorycomprehensionthatwewouldbeexpectingourchildrentodevelop.Considertheseforamoment: developingmemoryandconceptforasingleword showingunderstandingoflearn-to-listensounds respondingappropriatelytocommonexpressions followingsimpledirections answeringcommonquestions completingaknownlinguisticmessageusingauditoryclosure sequencingtwo,threeandfourcriticalelementsinamessage identifyingapicturerelatedtoastory answeringcommonquestionsaboutafamiliartopicorstory integratingnewinformationaboutatopicwithexistinginformation. Achildwhoispooratrunningwillimprovewithpractice;inthesamewayachildcandeveloptheirshort-termauditorymemory.Auditorymemorydeficitsrememberingmulti-stepdirections,relatingnewinformationtopriorknowledge,orallanguagecomprehension,takingnoteswhilelistening,verbalfluidreasoning,writtenexpression,andoralexpression(Dehn,2008).Individualswithdeficitsandweaknessescanbenefitfromdirectteachingofstrategies,whichcanimproveworkingmemoryperformance.   Effectivestrategyteachingcaninclude: Language Engaginginone-on-onebrief,focusedsessionsoverseveralweeks; Limitamountofverbalinstructionatanyonetime–Chunkintosmaller,simplephrases Repeatindividuallyanyinformationorinstructionsgiventothewholeclass Pause,Repeat,Check–askchildtorepeatbackorclarify Rehearsal–helpchildachievesilentrehearsalbywhisperinginformationtothemselvesmoreandmoresoftlyuntiltheycandoitsilently Encouragechildtotakedailymessages Teachingonestrategyatatime; Providingplentyofpracticeandofferingfeedback; Pausingbeforeauditoryinputisgivenallowsthechildtoattendmoreclosely; Teachgrammarspecificallythroughmeaningfulcontextsandinpracticalsituations Teachgrammarvisually.Usepictures,concreteobjects,Rebussymbols,signsorgesturesandthewrittenword   Makelearningvisual Accompanykeywordsandchecklistswithpictures,icons,andsymbols Developyourowndiagramsoriconsforkeywordsandsubject-specificwords Usekeywords,iconsanddiagramsratherthanfulltext Underlineandhighlightkeywords Makeuseofwordtrees,mapsorwebs   NewLearning Makeuseoftheproceduralmemorybyrole-play,drama,andphysicalmovement Provideplentyofpracticewhenteachingroutines,keyproceduresandsequences Makeuseofroutinestohelplearning Association–helpchildlinkinformationwithamorefamiliarword,picture,ideaorimage Provideregularover-learningopportunitiestorecallinformation,evenafteryouthinkthechildhaslearnedit Providingpositivereinforcementanddatatracking; Explainingpurposeandrationale; Explainingandmodelingthestepsofthestrategy; Teachingcuestohelprememberthestrategy; Encouragingchildrentomonitorandevaluatestrategyuse; Encouraginggeneralizationacrosssessions   Contactmeformoreinformationorfurtherguidanceonindividualswithpoormemoryskillsandhowinterventioncanhelp. RelatedpostsApril4,2019TheLiteracyJourney{whatyouneedtoknow-Ateacher’sperspective}ReadmoreBacktoschool.CuteasianpupilgirlwithbackpackholdinghermotherhandandgoingtoschoolNovember9,2018SchoolReadinessCollective:Aparent&educatorevening{15thNovember}ReadmoreJune30,2017LanguageGoalsReadmore Search RecentPosts LinksBetweenAcademicSkillsandExecutiveFunctions–part1–Writing May12,2020 Developingskillsforhomework–it’sourthing! May11,2020 ChoresforChildren–The‘insandouts’ofeducatingyourchildrenonkeylifeskills! August16,2019 JustwhatisExecutiveFunctioningandwhatdoesitmeantoyourchild? July22,2019 TheLiteracyJourney{whatyouneedtoknow-Ateacher’sperspective} April4,2019