“Working memory can process both visual and auditory information simultaneously, but is limited in the number of items it can hold at one time.
Individual differences can vary greatly, but scientists estimate that most young adults can hold three to five meaningful items or “chunks” of information in their working memory at once.
When working memory is overloaded with more than five or six items, learning stops.”
Great @tes piece by @HKorbey.
Featuring @hruizmartin@DTWillingham.
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One of the themes of this account is that reading intervention is about so much more than just phonics. In this clip, Erin shows us how she helps her intervention students build prosody with vocabulary and sentences from a text they recently read.
Influences from the developmental environment shape the development of a child’s biological systems. Policies across a wide array of sectors must take children into account to ensure they can live in safe, supportive developmental environments: https://t.co/m3fVzz0G2E
Students who lack foundational word recognition skills can struggle to comprehend what they read. Vocabulary must be taught explicitly, in a way that engages all of the parts of the brain associated with word recognition. One way to do this is through the POSSUM approach. Learn more about this approach in our past blog post: https://t.co/MLYDcBn9xl
Let us share a little secret - you don't need more than 15 minutes a day to increase your students' fluency. It's true! Readers' Theater is one super effective way to practice fluency. But how? Listen to Episode 209 about fluency & Readers' Theater! 🎧
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#cronicabsenteeism School administrators, are you looking for resources to combat chronic absenteeism? Check out our latest review: https://t.co/6lv6VYT7n3
Readers Theater is SUPER DUPER EFFECTIVE for teaching fluency (and comprehension, too!) 🥰 In this episode, you'll hear us walk through a readers' theater routine and share resources for scripts, instruction, and more. 🎧
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How to Create Google Slides games -
Turn ANY Google Slides into a game. Design the theme builder to create game backgrounds. Have students collaborate, even when they can not be in person, to play games. Make learning games too! #googleEDU#googleSlides https://t.co/q45qExVuzD
"I asked ChatGPT, and fact checked the prompt list and added some of my own, to provide a list of prompts that students could use that would help support them academically without inadvertently crossing the line to academic dishonesty."
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The process of forgetting starts as soon as learning finishes. Here are 5 research-backed strategies you can use when you need to make something stick. 🧠
Join this 4-week online course to explore the 10 mindsets that support deeper learning and thinking with @RonRitchhart and Mark Church – tools to transform your classroom or learning context. Starts Oct 21 – register now! Scholarships available. https://t.co/FJeOw96nNb