Anxiety and Working Memory
For children who have not received appropriate support, working memory difficulties may be compounded by high levels of anxiety.
Both anxiety and working memory difficulties are commonly identified among children with dyslexia and other learning difficulties; and for children who have not received appropriate support, working memory difficulties may be compounded by high levels of anxiety.
This short course takes on the format of a presentation and a journal article and will explore the relationship between working memory and anxiety, how both working memory and anxiety can affect children with reading difficulties, in particular, and then discuss practical ways of supporting working memory and anxiety in children.
HPCSA Awards 2 CEUs
This talk will be available 30 days from registration.
Speaker: Debbie Catto
Debbie Catto is an Educational Psychologist who has worked both in private practice and as a supervising and assessing psychologist at Bellavista SEEK. She now lives and works in the United Kingdom. She has a special interest in literacy development, assessment and trauma-informed practice.Â