What is "The Rule of Seven?"? Applying it to Enhance Working Memory in Children

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All children are different in their mental abilities and learning potentials. Some of them are very versatile and prudent in learning while others may fare very badly in their classroom. What differentiates a very good and highly scholastic child from the other who finds learning and memorizing very arduous and difficult? Most child psychologists and academicians agree on one common issue - that children usually fail or excel depending on their memory power and later retrieval. In other words, all scholastic children perform very well in memory techniques, memory retention and retrieval.

Hundreds of different concepts and theories are available to define memory, their retention and retrieval. One such technique is the “Rule of Seven” which we covered in detail in this fortnight's newsletter. It is a simple, yet practical technique to learn in an effective manner. It is very powerful too. Most people who excel in memory techniques use mental imagery, representation and partitioning of available information into smaller chunks (usually five to nine) to index and streamline them.

Memory boosting in children could be very easy provided the right type of technique is learnt and mastered. The “Rule of Seven” is one such example for effective working memory retention technique. Learning could be effective and fun-filled with this method. All the best.

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Improving Working Memory: Supporting Students' Learning
By Tracy Packiam Alloway

Your working memory is the information your brain stores for a short period of time, it is your brain's post-it note if you like, and how much information you can remember has a huge influence on how well you do at school, and beyond. By understanding a child's working memory, you will be able to support their learning at school, and their concentration. Better working memory can be particularly useful to children with conditions where poor working memory is thought to be an underlying factor.

This book explains how to spot problems early, and how to work with children to improve their working memory, therefore increasing their chances of success in the classroom. It also explains the theory behind working memory. Underpinned by rigorous research and written in a highly accessible style, this book will appeal to practitioners, parents and students as an essential guide to helping their students fulfil their maximum potential.

The Development of Working Memory in Children (Discoveries & Explanations in Child Development)
By Lucy Henry

Using the highly influential working memory framework as a guide, this textbook provides a clear comparison of the memory development of typically developing children with that of atypical children. The emphasis on explaining methodology throughout the book gives students a real understanding about the way experiments are carried out and how to critically evaluate experimental research.

Working memory is the small amount of information held in mind to complete cognitive tasks, so it is central to an understanding of how people think. Lucy Henry has been a pioneer in the application of the working memory concept in research on the typical and atypical development of intellectual abilities in children. This volume stems from her rare and invaluable combination of theoretical and practical knowledge of working memory processes, which is disseminated here in a clear, organized, and penetrating fashion.

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There's a reason for all the emphasis on early childhood education in public policy. Data compiled by the Rauch Foundation found that 85 percent of the brain is developed by the time a person is five years old. However, only 14 percent of money for public education is put into these early years.

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