Phonological Loop

• Phonological Store

  Acts as an inner ear

  Holds information in speech based form for 1 to 2 seconds

  Spoken words enter the store directly

  Written words must first be converted into an articulatory ( spoken ) code before they can enter the phonological store
• Articulatory Process

  Acts like an inner voice rehearsing information from the phonological store

  It circulates information around and around like a tape loop

  Hence the phonological LOOP