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Signs of Poor Working Memory
FREQUENCY
SIGN
All of the Pretty Some Rarely Never
time often times
Can seem inattentive or as if they are not listening / daydreaming
Forget what they are supposed to be doing and may mask this by
trying to look busy, going to the toilet, sharpening their pencil or
being the class clown.
Has difficulty following instructions with two or more parts
Has difficulty copying sentences from the board
May be reluctant to contribute to discussions or volunteer to answer
questions
May get highly frustrated, leading to unhelpful behaviours
Demonstrates erratic performance - appears to remember some
things one day, but not the next
Finds it hard to start a task independently.
Has problems staying with the thread of a conversation or story (both
listening and speaking).
Is uncertain about time (e.g. has a poor understanding of how long an hour
is) or has difficulties being on time.
Your child has trouble organising each day, such as starting and completing
tasks, and arriving to places on time and prepared.
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