Catastrophe or Comic Strip
Supporting Working Memory in the Classroom
Calling all educators, teaching assistants, parents, and anyone involved in the classroom! Are you ready to address the challenges faced by learners with working memory difficulties? Join us for an informative and practical short course that equips you with strategies to support your students effectively.
What to Expect
Understanding Working Memory
Get clear and accessible explanations about working memory and its impact on learning. Discover how it relates to cognitive load and learning outcomes.
Practical Stategies
We focus on practical techniques that can be easily applied in any classroom setting. Whether you teach in primary or secondary education or assist in the learning process, these strategies are designed to make a real difference.
Quick WIns
We value your time as educators, so we’ve included quick wins—simple actions you can implement right away to see positive changes in your students’ learning journey.
Useful Resources
Your enrollment includes valuable resources such as a working memory checklist for your school, slide handouts, Zeb’s Day PDF, and a Task Plan.
Who is this course for?
This course is ideal for teachers in primary and secondary education, teaching assistants, parents, and SENCOs—because supporting working memory involves a collaborative effort.
Course duration
Engage with 1-hour of valuable content, with 15 minutes allocated for independent tasks during the film.
Cost
Gain access to essential knowledge and actionable strategies for just £15.
It is really informative and will be really beneficial; as it doesn’t just explain and promote understanding but gives supporting strategies which are great and accessible.
– Sally McLeod, specialist intervention teaching assistant
Interesting, informative and enjoyable. Thank you! I feel every class teacher should watch this video to help them fully understand the working memory and how this affects their learners. In the video you clearly detail lots of helpful strategies to help identify and support those with a weak working memory . I particularly liked the analogies and how you explained everything so clearly. You obviously have a deep understanding and knowledge how the lessons and classrooms work in a school and so this video is so relevant. In the clip of Zeb’s day, you captured the real life situation and difficulties that some individuals face daily. I like how you finished up explaining the title of the video too! It was a real ‘oh yesss I see now!’ moment and will help me to connect the strategies to be used to the ‘comic strip!’ Very clever!
– Penny Robinson, learning mentor in primary and dyslexia specialist
It was good to have quotes from learners and adults who had difficulties when younger, and the “Day in a life” film was really useful to see impact on daily life. I liked the visuals and found the recommendations were really relevant. I liked how you incorporated ideas that support other needs as well as working memory difficulties. It’s useful to have signs to look out for, teachers like to know this. The “stop and think” parts were well spaced, and the quick win section was good, concise and showed some simple but effective things you can implement. I enjoyed watching this, it reminded me of a few things I’d forgotten too!
– Gini Johnson, dyslexia specialist
I really enjoyed the training, and particularly liked the bottle / bottleneck analogy – have never seen that one before. The idea of overtly using visualisation isn’t something that had occurred to me in the way you describe it, but is so powerful. I really liked how you focussed on strategies / accommodations.
– Fiona Puleston, advisory teacher, Wiltshire county council
Join our community
When you enroll in Catastrophe or Comic Strip – Supporting Working Memory in the Classroom, you’ll be invited to join our private facebook group and become part of a community of like-minded parents and educators. Connect with fellow learners, share experiences, and gain valuable insights from our experts. Together, we can create a supportive network dedicated to empowering young learners through phonics.
Sign up to Catastrophe or Comic Strip Today
Enroll in “Catastrophe or Comic Strip” today to transform your teaching approach and positively impact your students’ learning journey. Let’s make a difference together!