You will explore the mental capacities we commonly refer to collectively as memory, including attention, short-term memory/initial registration, working memory and information storage and retrieval that are essential to classroom learning. Dr. McCloskey will discuss specific topics including how lesson content relates to the use of specific memory capacities; how presentation format and teacher presentation style can affect students' use of memory capacities; how the memory capacities of individual students can vary greatly and how good teaching can take this fact into account. He will describe instructional methods that can be used to help students with memory processing problems. These methods will focus on how to reduce excessive demands for memory processing; teach students specific strategies for increasing the effective use of their memory capacities and help compensate for memory processing deficits; and to increase students' memory capacities.