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Memory and cognitive skills

Memory and cognitive skills · Working memory

Working memory and reducing load

What holding something in mind is and where it runs out, and how to change a task so less has to be held: chunks, working lines, markers before interruptions, one next step, and instructions one line at a time.

All ages 7 lessons about 3 hours in all

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  1. 1 What working memory holds
  2. 2 Group related pieces
  3. 3 Put the step outside
  4. 4 Save before switching
  5. 5 Make one next step
  6. 6 One instruction at a time
  7. 7 Practice without the promise