How the Working Memory functioning? Influences in learning of children with typical development and development coordination disorder

Abstract

Children with learning disabilities may have limitations on the ability to store and / or organize information properly handled and need for implementation of school and / or motor tasks. Working memory, also called short-term memory, cognition is a variable widely investigated in recent years. The objectives of this systematic literature review were: (1) verify the function of the components of working memory in school-age children; (2) verify the influence of working memory in cognitive performance and learning difficulties of children of school age; (3) verify the limitations of working memory in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. The search for articles occurred between February and May 2013. The PubMed and EBSCO data, resulting in a total of 60 included articles were used. Working memory affects the learning and specific deficits are observed in school-age children with learning difficulties as well as in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder