Improve Working Memory

Working memory can be improved with practice. Working memory is the chunks of information we can hold in our heads and use to decide whether or not to file it away for remembering and using later or let drop out. Young children typically can hold less information in working memory than adolescents and adults. When people learn to chunk information together in meaningful ways more information can be held in working memory.

Here's an example for sounding out a word.

A person could try to read a word by individual sounds or read it by syllables.

i  n  t  e  r  e  s  t  i  n  g   (This is eleven chunks of information if the word is read sound by sound.)

in ter est ing

The second example is using 4 chunks of information in working memory until the whole word interesting is now held in working memory, then the word with become part of a sentence, and then part of an image or thought in the mind of the reader.

Here's a site with online games to improve working memory. You can have limited access and free daily training on areas you choose to practice by registering. I've been doing it for awhile for free and just started my youngest son on the program. I'm not getting compensated for this post by Luminosity. I just think the games are helpful and fun.
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