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before moving forward to learn subsequent knowledge/skills/methods.
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timely practice says
Schemes of work, covering several episodes of learning on the same topic are ubiquitous, learners make apparent progress, as they only need to be able to remember for a day or two what they have learned. However for lower attaining learners there are three problems which inhibit their progress
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(a) the splitting up of each topic into small steps (layers) has been done, each practise-learn worksheets contain only questions for one layer, the formative assessment required is an integral part of the app and the Progress on Topic shows the teacher which learners have mastered what learning within each topic.
(b) With timely practice the teacher accepts some spread of learning i.e. the need for differentiation within a topic, she can also select some topics for extension work, e.g. new algebra skills and problem solving for faster learning learners.
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