This is a film for teachers, teaching assistants and anyone class based, about the challenges that are faced each day by learners with working memory difficulties. It will also help parents to understand and support. It provides clear and accessible explanations of what working memory is, how it relates to cognitive load, and how it impacts learning. The focus is on practical strategies that can be used by any educator in any classroom, and the film finishes with some quick wins; things you can do now. Included in the price is a valuable working memory checklist which can be used across your school, and some other resources.
Film duration: 1 hour + 15 minutes to complete independent tasks during the film
Audience: Teachers in primary and secondary, teaching assistants, parents, SENCOs
Resources: Slide handouts, Working memory teaching and learning checklist, Zeb’s day PDF, Task Plan
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