Hermans, D. 1, 2 & Knoors, H. 1, 2
1 Royal Dutch Kentalis
2 Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen
Working memory is people?s ability to hold information that is perceptually no longer present in a highly activated and accessible state over time. Working memory is often viewed as one of the neurocognitive mechanisms that supports language processing and language learning. In the present study, we explored the relationship the relationship between deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children?s visual-spatial working memory and (auditory) verbal working memory skills and their vocabulary and morphosyntactic skills in spoken Dutch and Sign Language of the Netherlands (SLN). The results revealed that DHH children, on average, were delayed in visual-spatial working memory and (auditory) verbal working memory. Furthermore, the results revealed that DHH children?s (auditory) verbal working memory skills were related to their language skills in spoken Dutch and in SLN , whereas their visual spatial memory skills were related to their language skills in SLN.