How Should My Daughter's School Help Improve Her Working Memory?

"My daughter scored low on a working memory test and her school said there are no games or activities she can do to improve it."

by Larry Silver, M.D.

Without seeing your daughter’s evaluation report, I can only generalize, but the results you cite suggest that she has executive-function difficulties.

Games or activities won’t help your daughter; specific special-education interventions will.

Since your daughter was tested by school professionals, you should request a formal meeting and ask how the school will address her areas of weakness. If they say that they won’t provide any services, you might hire a private http://directory.additudemag.com/results.php?text_search_div=1&category_id2=5&category_id=24&x=61&y=12 to review the test results and to advise you on your next steps.