Primary education and physical education

6. Spaced curriculum

This strategy is by far the biggest undertaking, but it’s likely the most effective way to achieve true distributed practice.
Most schools teach curricula one unit at a time. Spaced curriculum means teaching the same material, but broken up and spaced throughout the year.
What does this look like?
Teaching numerous areas simultaneously while regularly visiting old topics. However, some educators are opposed to this strategy because it jumbles up the traditional linear teaching structure.
This strategy would involve huge amounts of planning and organization and would likely require a mandatory change at a school or district level, as it would completely rework current teaching methods.
Although it’s a big adjustment, taking any steps in this direction can greatly benefit your teachers and their students.

7. Prodigy

Teachers are often constrained for time and resources, and might not be able to make significant changes that encourage distributed practice. Technology is a great way to combat this -- teachers can rely on technology to distribute lessons for them.
Prodigy is an adaptive math platform used by 1st to 8th grade students around the world.
This engaging, curriculum-aligned game can be used for supplementing regular lessons, differentiation, formative assessments, and more. Teachers have the freedom to customize math content with its helpful Assessments tools. They can assign previously learned math skills and stagger practice after initial instruction.

How to use Prodigy Math for distributed practice

Prodigy is a powerful tool for distributed practice, as long as you know how to use its features effectively.
So, what are those features?
Here are three ways you can use Prodigy for distributed practice:

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   Fighting summer learning loss
   
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   Conducting formative assessments
   
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