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Working Memory Training for Preschool

Cogmed JM Working Memory Training™ for pre-school children.  A rewarding training for only 15 minutes each day during five weeks, proven to improve your child’s attention.
Cogmed JM is the latest addition to the Cogmed Working Memory Training Programs.  Its training design is identical to our original program for children, Cogmed RM, but features a new interface especially designed for younger children, ages 4-7.

Cogmed JM requires participation for 10-15 minutes every weekday for five weeks. The software guides the child through several rotating exercises each day. The exercises become more difficult in small steps, as the child’s ability to handle them improves.  To help parents motivate their children and provide them with feedback, the program includes support from a trained Cogmed Coach.

Benefits of Training — Improved ability to focus and follow instructions.  It also improves the younger child’s ability to remain seated to complete independent activities.

Age Working memory
is crucial for…		 Indicators that
a working memory needs exercise
Pre school
  • Learning the alphabet
  • Focusing on short instructions
    such as “Come brush your teeth”
  • Remaining seated to complete
    independent activities, such as puzzles
  • Seems unwilling or unable
    to learn alphabet, numbers
  • Can’t focus long enough
    to grasp and follow instructions
  • Flits from one thing to
    another

Working Memory Training for School Age Children

Cogmed Working Memory Training™ for school age children.  Cogmed Working Memory Training™ for children age 7 and up.  A rigorous and rewarding training for 30 – 45 minutes each day during five weeks, proven to improve your child’s attention.
Cogmed RM is the software that the Cogmed Working Memory Training™ for children and adolescents is built around.
Cogmed RM requires participation for approximately 30 – 45 minutes every weekday for five weeks. The software guides the child through multiple rotating exercises each day. These exercises are designed to train working memory.
The complexity level of each exercise is automatically adjusted, click by click, to stretch the user’s capacity to the maximum.

To help parents motivate their children and provide them with feedback, the program includes support from a Cogmed Coach.  Included in the program is an optional racing game that functions as an immediate reward after each day’s training.
Cogmed Working Memory Training™ for school age children.  Cogmed Working Memory Training™ for children age 7 and up.  A rigorous and rewarding training for 30 – 45 minutes each day during five weeks, proven to improve your child’s attention.
Cogmed RM is the software that the Cogmed Working Memory Training™ for children and adolescents is built around.
Cogmed RM requires participation for approximately 30 – 45 minutes every weekday for five weeks. The software guides the child through multiple rotating exercises each day. These exercises are designed to train working memory.
The complexity level of each exercise is automatically adjusted, click by click, to stretch the user’s capacity to the maximum.

To help parents motivate their children and provide them with feedback, the program includes support from a Cogmed Coach.  Included in the program is an optional racing game that functions as an immediate reward after each day’s training.

Note:  High school and college age young adults often prefer the adult version of the training.

Benefits of Training — Parents and teachers report improved social skills, taking initiative, remembering instructions and completing assignments more independently.  The objective is better academic results, particularly in reading comprehension and math.

Age Working memory
is crucial for…		 Indicators that
a working memory needs exercise
Elementary
school
  • Reading and understanding
    the content (reading comprehension)
  • Mental arithmetic
  • Interacting and responding
    appropriately in peer activities such as playing on the school ground
  • Reads (decodes) but does
    not understand or remember material read
  • Problems memorizing math
    facts
  • Difficulty participating
    in group activities (e.g. awaiting turn); makes friends but cannot keep
    them
Middle
school
  • Doing homework independently
  • Planning and packing for
    an activity, such as dance class
  • Solving multi-step math
    problems, especially word problems
  • Participating in team sports,
    such as soccer
  • Does not begin or persist
    with homework without supervision
  • Packs but forgets items
    essential for activity
  • Reads the problem but can’t
    break it into understandable parts
  • Problems grasping rules
    of game, functioning as a “team player”
High
school
  • Getting a driver’s license
  • Understanding social cues,
    responding to demands of a social situation
  • Writing essays, reports
  • Problems with spatial awareness,
    reading and following traffic cues
  • Interrupts, talks excessively,
    doesn’t listen to others
  • Essays and reports are short,
    sloppy, and disorganized
College
  • Focusing and following a
    conversation
  • Making and adhering to work
    plans, such as studying for an exam
  • Participating in group activities
    in school
  • Sustaining focus and interest
    throughout lectures
  • Changes topics suddenly,
    makes irrelevant comments
  • Procrastinates, then tries
    to “cram” the night before an exam
  • Doesn’t listen or participate
    during group activities
  • Falls asleep or “zones
    out” during lectures