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Writing for Instructional Design, Clarity, and Interest

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When developing written materials and writing for learning, adhere to these guidelines. The use of these best practices and guidelines will assist in your writing for learning, but additional considerations include cognitive overload, style, writing for clarity, and sentence and paragraph length. This tool was adapted from ATD's Master Instructional Designer Program.

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