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Cognitive Strategies to teach in a way that helps to overcome the limitations of the working memory and harness its strengths. Drawing on prior knowledge : it's useful to get pupils to commit some foundational knowledge to their long term memory first. There are several ways in which we can assess students’ prior knowledge as they travel through our curriculum:

KWL (Know, Want to know, Learnt) charts.

- a low - stakes quizzing. - Infographics: Mind maps, Venn Diagrams - Think, pair Share