NACD Research Articles

NACD - A Research Based Program

Research Study by Brigham Young University: The Efficacy of the NACD Program - Click here to read the study (PDF)
Reprinted by permission of The NACD Foundation, Volume 15 No. 1, 2007 ©NACD

NACD Neuroeducational Model Program

by Randy Estes
Reprinted by permission of The NACD Foundation, Volume 15 No. 2, 2002 ©NACD
Click here to read the study (PDF)

NACD/Wasatch Peak Academy School Model Program

NACD Newsletter July 2009 - Article Link
Reprinted by permission of The NACD Foundation, Volume 22 No. 9, 2009 NACD

Studies in Working Memory

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by Ellen Doman, M.A.
Reprinted by permission of The NACD Foundation, Volume 25 No. 9, 2012 NACD

Preliminary Report: Effect of the Simply Smarter Program on Short Term Memory, Working Memory, and Academic Competency on Elementary Students

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by Robert J. Doman, Jr. and W. Bruce Haslam, Ph.D.
Reprinted by permission of The NACD Foundation, Volume 25 No. 7, 2012 NACD

Comparison Study Measuring Working Memory as Measured by Auditory Reverse Digit Spans and Classic Mode of the Simply Smarter-Memory App.

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by Robert J. Doman, Jr. and W. Bruce Haslam, Ph.D.
Reprinted by permission of The NACD Foundation, Volume 25 No. 8, 2009 NACD

Study Helps Confirm NACD's Developmental Perspectives on ADD and ADHD

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Reprinted by permission of The NACD Foundation, Volume 21 No. 1, 2008 NACD

The Role of Short-Term Memory in Academic Achievement

by John M. Jaquith, M. Ed. Click here to read the study (PDF)

Abstract

In order to see the effects of short-term memory on standardized achievement scores, this study compared the auditory and visual digit spans of 546 students (from a private school located in the Southeastern part of the United States) to their scores on the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT). The data shows that as digit span increases, so does performance on the SAT; it also reveals higher digit spans correlating with higher grade-level function. These results imply that improving their auditory and visual processing would enable students to achieve higher levels of academic work.