28. MNEMONICS (Feedback, Writing)
Description: Mnemonic devices are clever tools to help students remember facts, rules, processes, etc. Training students to use mnemonics is a Feedback method.
Application: Use these devices when students have a large amount of material to remember.
Process: Determine what material needs to be recalled. Depending on the information, teach students the various ways to remember.
Acronym: Substitute each word in the sequence with the letter it begins with and create a
memorable word that will enable students to remember the list.
Imagery: Memorize words by depicting them in picture form; simpler is better.
Rhyming: Acoustic encoding is a way of storing something based on the sound it makes
when spoken aloud and it is a powerful tool (ABC Song).
Song: Same principle as rhyming, songs create pathways to memory.
Description: Mnemonic devices are clever tools to help students remember facts, rules, processes, etc. Training students to use mnemonics is a Feedback method.
Application: Use these devices when students have a large amount of material to remember.
Process: Determine what material needs to be recalled. Depending on the information, teach students the various ways to remember.
Acronym: Substitute each word in the sequence with the letter it begins with and create a
memorable word that will enable students to remember the list.
Imagery: Memorize words by depicting them in picture form; simpler is better.
Rhyming: Acoustic encoding is a way of storing something based on the sound it makes
when spoken aloud and it is a powerful tool (ABC Song).
Song: Same principle as rhyming, songs create pathways to memory.
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28. Mnemonics
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