Method for adaptive training of short term memory and auditory/visual discrimination within a computer game

A method for adaptively training a subject's working memory by presenting a plurality of tiles within a video game environment, the plurality of tiles playing a plurality of phonemes when selected, each of the plurality of tiles having a corresponding tile that plays the same auditory phoneme, the method comprising:

• a) upon selection of a first one of the plurality of tiles, playing a first phoneme, and displaying the first phoneme's associated grapheme;
• b) upon selection of a second one of the plurality of tiles, playing a second phoneme;
• c) if the first and second phonemes are the same, and are selected sequentially, removing both the first and second one of the plurality of tiles without displaying the second phoneme's associated grapheme;
• and
• d) if the first and second phonemes are not the same, retaining both the first and second one of the plurality of tiles until they are selected sequentially.