Hi Linda, Thank you for the response to my question. You are using a very good technique in getting students to acquire new information and then utilize it. The key to learning is moving information/knowledge/content from short-term memory to long-term memory to active working memory. Moving through these three stages allows material to be dropped so check points have to be introduced to make sure the essentials of what is being taught are not lost. The reteach method helps greatly with this. Application of learning involves storage and retrieval of information and anything you can do to help the students with this enhances learning. Gary