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Tag: working memory
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A set of techniques that ease the load on working memory, differentiating writing for your learners with minimal planning required on your part
General Introduction This blog is part of my Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching Knowledge Base. I use the terms differentiation and adaptive teaching synonymously. To me, they are the same, as…
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Magically increase your EAL learners’ ability to think, understand and manipulate the written word with one of the simplest strategies around
‘Dictionaries’ EAL Strategy: Explanation and Rationale As humans our working memory is limited. This is widely viewed as seven pieces of information, plus or minus two. Long-term memory is far…
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The magical number you need to know if you want to help learners sustain their effort, even when the going gets tough
Working memory is limited. There is a consensus among psychologists that it is roughly limited to 7 pieces of information, plus or minus two. Working memory is what we use…
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Five of the most effective ways to encourage responses from any and every learner you teach
In the classroom you can find yourself in the frustrating position of asking a question and getting no response (and the question is not meant to be rhetorical!). The situation…