Remembering the Shopping: Strategies Employed by Pupils with Moderate General Learning Disabilities in an Everyday Memory Task

Authors

  • Jean Ware

Keywords:

GLD, General Learning Disabilities, Memory Task, Learning Stratregies

Abstract

This study investigates the degree to which children with moderate general learning disabilities employ a range of strategies in a “real-life’ memory task. The educational implications of the results are discussed. 

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Published

2000-11-11

How to Cite

Ware, J. (2000). Remembering the Shopping: Strategies Employed by Pupils with Moderate General Learning Disabilities in an Everyday Memory Task . REACH: Journal of Inclusive Education in Ireland, 14(1), 32–41. Retrieved from https://reachjournal.ie/index.php/reach/article/view/338

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2000)

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