Down Syndrome Education international: Working memory training trial begins final round of assessments

Working memory is highly significant for people with Down syndrome of all ages. If you have attended almost any of our seminars or workshops, you will know that we usually address the impact of working impairment on whatever topic is up for discussion.

The term 'working memory' refers to our ability to hold information in mind and manipulate it for brief periods of time. Because of the strong associations between working memory, learning and language development, it has been suggested that if children with Down syndrome had better memory skills, they would have the capacity to benefit significantly more from any language, reading and speech interventions implemented at school or home.  Down Syndrome International

Down Syndrome Education International's current research into a potential method to improve working memory skills for children with Down syndrome is drawing to a close, and an online information session is being offered in July:

To find out more about the trial and our preliminary findings, join us at one of two free online events in July:

• 12 July 2011, 6.00pm UK/BST (10.00am Los Angeles, 1.00pm New York, 7.00pm Paris).  Register here.

• 13 July 2011, 9.30am UK/BST (10.30am Paris, 2.00pm New Delhi, 4.30pm Singapore, 6.30pm Sydney, 8.30pm Auckland).  Register here.