Interventions targeting working memory in 4-11 year olds within their everyday contexts: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: It has been suggested that diverse interventions applied within children's everyday contexts have the potential to improve working memory (WM) and produce transfer to real-world skills but little is known about the effectiveness of these approaches. This review aims to examine systematically the effectiveness of non-computerised interventions with 4-11 year olds to identify: (i) their effects on WM; (ii) whether benefits extend to near- and far-transfer measures; (iii) if gains are sustained over time; (iv) the active ingredients; and (v) the optimum dosage. Searches were conducted across 12 electronic databases using consistent keywords. Papers were screened by title and abstract (n = 6212) and judged against pre-defined eligibility criteria (n = 63). Eighteen papers were in

SUBMITTER: Rowe A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6686208 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature