Writing is a complex task that is acquired in the early primary school years and continues to
develop through adolescence and beyond. Studying the cognitive processes that support …

Deaf individuals present differences compared to their hearing peers in terms of their
learning profile. In addition, deaf adults seem to still be socially excluded nowadays, given …

Working memory (WM) refers to the human capacity to encode, store, manipulate, and recall
information. A proper understanding of WM therefore provides essential insights into human …

This article outlines a theory of the development of writing expertise illustrated by a review of
relevant research. An argument is made for two necessary (although not sufficient) …

A model of how working memory, as conceived by Baddeley (1986), supports the planning
of ideas, translating ideas into written sentences, and reviewing the ideas and text already …

A developmental model of written production should predict both the course of the writing
processes (ie, the processing strategies) and the characteristics of the end product (ie, the …

It is frequently assumed that deaf individuals have superior visual-spatial abilities relative to
hearing peers and thus, in educational settings, they are often considered visual learners …

Translation of cognitive representations into written language is one of the most important
processes in writing. This volume provides a long-awaited updated overview of the field. The …

THE AUTHOR reviews research on working memory and short-term memory abilities of deaf
individuals, delineating strengths and weaknesses. Among the areas of weakness that are …

This study investigated the contribution of verbal working memory to the oral and written
story production of deaf children. Participants were 29 severely to profoundly deaf children …