TRT Podcast #133: What is cognitive load, and why does it matter?
Learn what cognitive load has to do with teaching reading, and discover specific things you can do to avoid overwhelming your students’ working memories.
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Cognitive load theory resources
- Sweller’s Cognitive Load Theory in Action, by Oliver Lovell
- Cognitive Load Theory: A Handbook for Teachers, by Steve Garnett
- Cognitive Load Theory and Reading Instruction (blog post by Phonics Hero)
- Cognitive Load Theory: Research That Teachers Really Need to Understand (from the Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation)
- Cognitive Load Theory in Practice (from the Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation)
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