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Literacy: Phonics and Prior Knowledge.
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Course Content
Course Content
Introduction
Introduction
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Hello and welcome
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Teaching Students How to Read
Teaching Students How to Read
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What makes a good reader?
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Biologically Primary vs Secondary Knowledge
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Phonics
Interactive Videos
Introducing phonemes and graphemes
Phonemes
Phonemes and graphemes: How does this apply to reading?
Fluency and comprehension
Quiz
Introducing phonemes and graphemes
Phonemes
Phonemes and graphemes: How does this apply to reading?
Fluency and comprehension
Quiz
Articles + Graphics
The 44 phonemes
Phoneme Manipulation
Building reading comprehension
Phoneme Manipulation
Building reading comprehension
Phonics
Interactive Videos
Introducing phonemes and graphemes
Phonemes
Phonemes and graphemes: How does this apply to reading?
Fluency and comprehension
Quiz
Introducing phonemes and graphemes
Phonemes
Phonemes and graphemes: How does this apply to reading?
Fluency and comprehension
Quiz
Articles + Graphics
The 44 phonemes
Phoneme Manipulation
Building reading comprehension
Phoneme Manipulation
Building reading comprehension
The Role of Prior Knowledge
Interactive Videos
Why prior knowledge matters
The Baseball Study
Prior knowledge is not distributed equally
Teaching reading with prior knowledge in mind
Prior knowledge pitfalls to avoid
Final Tips from Teach Like a Champion
QuizThe Baseball Study
Prior knowledge is not distributed equally
Teaching reading with prior knowledge in mind
Prior knowledge pitfalls to avoid
Final Tips from Teach Like a Champion
Articles + Graphics
Common prior knowledge pitfalls to avoid
How to teach literacy with prior knowledge in mind
How to teach literacy with prior knowledge in mind
The Role of Prior Knowledge
Interactive Videos
Why prior knowledge matters
The Baseball Study
Prior knowledge is not distributed equally
Teaching reading with prior knowledge in mind
Prior knowledge pitfalls to avoid
Final Tips from Teach Like a Champion
QuizThe Baseball Study
Prior knowledge is not distributed equally
Teaching reading with prior knowledge in mind
Prior knowledge pitfalls to avoid
Final Tips from Teach Like a Champion
Articles + Graphics
Common prior knowledge pitfalls to avoid
How to teach literacy with prior knowledge in mind
How to teach literacy with prior knowledge in mind
Final thoughts
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Final thoughts
Final quiz
Congratulations on completing the course
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Final thoughts
Final quiz
Congratulations on completing the course
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Final thoughts
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Self-reflection post-course
Final quiz
Congratulations on completing the course
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Self-reflection post-course
Final quiz
Congratulations on completing the course
Collect your certificate
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Cognitive Load Theory
Delivering Feedback
Growth Mindset
Metacognition
Resilience and Motivation
Retrieval
Practice
Growth
Mindset
Cold-Calling and Wait Times
Understanding Students' Social and Emotional Needs
Spacing, Interleaving and Dual Coding
Becoming Evidence-informed
Asking Effective Questions
Oracy for Learning
Clear Explanations
Homework
Developing Schema
Adaptive Teaching
Scaffolding
Developing Creativity
Improving Attention
Which topics does the Teacher CPD Academy cover?
The Teacher CPD Academy covers a diverse range of topic areas, with new content added every month.
Cognitive Load Theory
Delivering Feedback
Rosenshine's Principles
Meta-cognition
Resilience & Motivation
Growth Mindset
Cold-Calling and Wait Times
Understanding Student's Social and Emotional Needs
Spacing, Interleaving and Dual Coding
Becoming Evidence-informed
Asking Effective Questions
SEND & Cognitive Science
Oracy for Learning
Clear Explanations
Homework
Developing Schema
Scaffolding
Adaptive Teaching
Improving Attention
Developing Creativity
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Cognitive Load Theory
Cognitive Load Theory highlights that all information first has to go through our working memory, which has a limited capacity. Too much information can overload students' brain, which can hinder or even completely halt transfer to their long-term memory – which is where learning happens.
