Helping Students Remember: Exercises and Strategies to Strengthen Memory

290 Pages·2011·1.05 MB·English

by  Milton J. Dehn

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HELPING STUDENTS
REMEMBER
EXERCISES AND STRATEGIES
TO STRENGTHEN MEMORY
MILTON J. DEHN
John Wiley & Sons. Inc.
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Dedicated to the memory of my maternal grandfather, Ralph J. Lahn,
who was born in 1898. Many of the wonderful stories he told me
when I was a child are still stored in my memory.
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Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction x
General Directions and Principles 1
Optional Pre- and Post-Tests 6
Lesson-by-Lesson Directions 7
Lower Level Workbook
Lesson 1 Introduction for Students 41
Lesson 2 Thoughts and Feelings About Memory 43
Lesson 3 How Memory Works 45
Lesson 4 Memory Strengths and Weaknesses 48
Lesson 5 Memory Beliefs 50
Lesson 6 Memorization Methods 51
Lesson 7 Memory Strategies Survey 53
Lesson 8 Goals for Improving Memory 55
Lesson 9 A Memory Experiment 57
Lesson 10 Review and Refl ections 60
Lesson 11 Repetition 61
Lesson 12 Repeating Written Information 63
Lesson 13 Using Repetition to Study Spelling 65
Lesson 14 Chunking 66
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Lesson 15 Review of Repetition and Chunking 68
Lesson 16 Using Chunking to Memorize Spelling 70
Lesson 17 Putting Words Into Sentences and Stories 71
Lesson 18 Comparing Memory Methods 74
Lesson 19 Using Arithmetic to Build Memory 75
Lesson 20 Using Cards to Build Memory 76
Lesson 21 Remembering Locations to Build Memory 78
Lesson 22 Picturing Verbal Information 79
Lesson 23 Naming and Describing What You See 83
Lesson 24 Grouping Words by Category 85
Lesson 25 Imagining Yourself in the Scene 88
Lesson 26 Using Locations to Remember Information 90
Lesson 27 Pegword 92
Lesson 28 Review and Refl ections 94
Lesson 29 Using Study Cards 96
Lesson 30 Thinking About the Information 98
Lesson 31 Remembering What You Read 100
Lesson 32 Creating and Using Review Sheets 102
Lesson 33 Testing Yourself 105
Lesson 34 Study Skills That Help Memory 106
Lesson 35 Using Music to Remember 108
Lesson 36 Review and Refl ections 109
Lesson 37 Remembering to Do Things 111
Lesson 38 Memory Aids 114
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Lesson 39 Creating and Using a Memory Book 115
Lesson 40 Plans for Using Memory Strategies 116
Upper Level Workbook
Lesson 1 Introduction for Students 121
Lesson 2 Thoughts and Feelings About Memory 123
Lesson 3 How Memory Works 125
Lesson 4 Memory Strengths and Weaknesses 129
Lesson 5 Memory Beliefs 131
Lesson 6 Memorization Methods 132
Lesson 7 Memory Strategies Survey 135
Lesson 8 Goals for Improving Memory 137
Lesson 9 A Memory Experiment 140
Lesson 10 Review and Refl ections 143
Lesson 11 Repetition 145
Lesson 12 Repeating Written Information 148
Lesson 13 Using Repetition to Study Spelling 148
Lesson 14 Chunking 148
Lesson 15 Review of Repetition and Chunking 148
Lesson 16 Using Chunking to Memorize Spelling 148
Lesson 17 Putting Words Into Sentences and Stories 149
Lesson 18 Comparing Memory Methods 152
Lesson 19 Using Arithmetic to Build Memory 154
Lesson 20 Using Cards to Build Memory 156
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Lesson 21 Remembering Locations to Build Memory 158
Lesson 22 Picturing Verbal Information 159
Lesson 23 Naming and Describing What You See 163
Lesson 24 Grouping Words by Category 165
Lesson 25 Imagining Yourself in the Scene 168
Lesson 26 Using Locations to Remember Information 170
Lesson 27 Pegword 172
Lesson 28 Review and Refl ections 175
Lesson 29 Using Study Cards 177
Lesson 30 Thinking About the Information 179
Lesson 31 Remembering What You Read 182
Lesson 32 Creating and Using Review Sheets 186
Lesson 33 Testing Yourself 190
Lesson 34 Study Skills That Help Memory 192
Lesson 35 Using Music to Remember 194
Lesson 36 Review and Refl ections 195
Lesson 37 Remembering to Do Things 198
Lesson 38 Memory Aids 201
Lesson 39 Creating and Using a Memory Book 203
Lesson 40 Keyword 205
Lesson 41 Taking Class Notes 208
Lesson 42 Studying From Class Notes 212
Lesson 43 Scheduling Reviews 214
Lesson 44 Teaching the Information 218
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Lesson 45 Using Context Cues 220
Lesson 46 Improving Recall During Tests 222
Lesson 47 Selecting, Modifying, and Combining Strategies 225
Lesson 48 Test on Memory and Strategies 227
Lesson 49 Plans for Using Memory Strategies 230
Lesson 50 Evaluation of Training 232
Appendixes
Appendix A: Practice Schedule and Materials 237
Appendix B: Data Collection Forms 240
Appendix C: Spanish and French Vocabulary 244
Appendix D: English Vocabulary 245
Appendix E: State Capitals 246
Appendix F: Literature, Science, and Social Studies Lessons 248
Appendix G: Words for Grouping by Category 253
Appendix H: Shopping Lists 255
Appendix I: Visual-Spatial Grids 257
Appendix J: Examples of Shorthand and Abbreviations 259
Appendix K: Pre- and Post-Tests 260
Appendix L: Review Sheet 269
Appendix M: Parent Instructions for Working Memory Exercises 270
References 272
About the CD-ROM 273
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