title: Working Memory Goes to School.
abstract: This article endeavors to provide a comprehensive developmental perspective of Working Memory in the classroom. Instructional implications will be discussed as they apply to preschool, elementary and secondary education. It is the intent of this paper to also provide food for thought about working memory as it applies to other aspects of the school day, such as physical education and social, emotional, and behavioral functioning.
authors.affiliation: a Anne Arundel County Public Schools , Annapolis, Maryland, and Arundel Psychological Associates , Millersville , Maryland.
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prince
authors.affiliation: b Anne Arundel County Public Schools , Annapolis , Maryland.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gifford
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008570:Memory, Short-Term / Q000502:physiology*; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: behavioral functioning; child development; instructional implications; working memory