Research project Most people would agree that memory is an important tool for everyday life. We use our memory in many different ways such as remembering telephone numbers, people's names or remembering where the car keys are.
Memory is important for children too.
Remembering to bring letters home from school, or remembering where they live, are examples of things that we expect or hope children will do. Some researchers think that memory has a particularly important role in childhood for achieving bigger goals, such as learning language, learning to read or learning in school. Episodic memory is sometimes referred to as everyday event' memory whereas short-term memory is sometimes referred to as 'moment by moment' memory. In particular, it is important to find out how memory systems are affected in children who have particular problems with learning, or children who have compromised brain development that may interfere with their memory and learning. Memory in children with developmental disorders Difficulties with short-term memory have been identified in children with many types of clinical problems.