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Oct 13, 2026 24 min

Supercharging Student Learning Through Retrieval Practice and the Science of Automaticity

from Teaching Smarter: The Science Of Learning

In this episode, we explore how retrieval practice and automaticity can significantly enhance student learning by freeing up working memory for new information. Join educators Katie Baker and Alana Gordon as they share practical strategies to build automaticity through intentional retrieval routines an classroom tested strategies. Follow on Twitter: @mommagordon2 @katieabaker @SoLInTheWild @StamStam193 @jonHarper70bd.@bamradionetwork Resources: | Modal Model of Memory – Cognitive Science Resources | Teaching Strategies for Attention and Memory –Edutopia Elana Gordon is a K-6 reading interventionist from Cicero, IL. She is passionate about systems change in education. Elana is the host of The Road to Reading podcast and the author of the Substack Voices from the Field. Katie Baker is a Texas educator with 16 years of experience, including eight years teaching 8th-grade American History. Passionate about improving her instruction, she has spent the past year studying the science of learning and translating evidence-informed strategies into meaningful classroom experiences, sharing what she learns along the way through her Substack.

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