Disseminating Displays by @mrnickhart - UKEdChat.com - 0 views
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Displays should serve three functions. Firstly, they should act as memory prompts for the knowledge, concepts, and ways of communicating and thinking that children are currently learning or have been learning.
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displays should set a standard for the extent of knowledge and the quality of work expected of children.
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Thirdly, they should make the classroom an inviting place that stimulates interest in the subject content to be learned
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With the sheer amount of content that children are expected to learn, it can be tempting to plaster every inch of wall space with some sort of display. This is a mistake. Children can only attend to so much from the environment around them before working memory is overloaded.