Perceptual Short-term memory span is related to academic achievement.
By the time I got to the end of one of Cicero’s sentences, with all it's conjoined, embedded and subordinate clauses and phrases, I had totally forgotten what the beginning was all about.
My comprehension of his sentences was nothing more than a series of wrong guesses based on scattered words from here and there that I could remember.
I'm sure the experience for children, who have limited perceptual memory skills, may be similar, only they are listening to the teacher’s oral instructions.
Here, in the Notes, are some examples of Short-term memory tests and/or training experiences.
Also, there is a Web Site in the Notes that discusses the relationship of digit span memory to academic achievement:
NOTES: See some information on memory span and academic achievement.
NOTES: Hear some test and training stimuli.