Mastery and Cognitive load theories

Chris Such, a very experienced primary teacher references the links below as providing theory underpinning the work he explains in the “All children can achieve cell” in Column 5 Summaries and Case Studies: 

1. What is Maths Mastery Teaching
2. Cognitive load theory research that teachers really need to understand. See specifically these pages on Cognitive Load Theory
3. Learning Versus Performance An Integrative Review 
4. How I will teach reading this year