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Handwriting matters

Feb 13, 2018 | Category: writing

Some years ago, during the interview for a role as Head of English in a secondary school, all the candidates were asked to speak about what we would prioritise if we were to get the job. I have no mem...

#cursive #handwriting #working memory #cognitive load #AB pen #Anti-ballistic pen #handwriting bias #tripod grip

The problem with 'reading along'

Mar 25, 2017 | Category: reading

It has become an unwritten law of teaching that when reading aloud to students, the teacher must ensure students are reading along in their own copy of the text. This is, I contend, a bad idea. To und...

#working memory #Baddeley & Hitch #cognitive load #phonological loop

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