Key Question for cognitive

Can knowledge of working memory inform treatments for dyslexia? 

-currently,2 main interventions used to help children with dyslexia in schools, one is a classroom approach that aims to alter teaching & learning environment, other is direct intervention to help children with literacy difficulties to improve working memory 

-Classroom strategies approach; checklists, not asking child to read out, audio & visual materials, simplified instructions - by simplifying tasks it avoids overloading the limited working memory capacity, dyslexia is linked with slower processing speeds so avoiding long periods of teacher talking & using alternative methods work better to prevent overloading the phonological loop, phonics uses…