Daily Tips for Families

Today's Tip for Families

12-14-2021

Memory Strategies Boost Long-Term Recall

Knowing how to process information so it sticks in long-term memory is critical for academic success. To help your teen remember what he studies, suggest that he:

Review the material 10 minutes after reading it, again within 48 hours and again within seven days. Multiple reviews, spaced out over time, will help your teen remember the information longer.
Summarize key ideas on an index card and then tape it to a bright, colorful picture or poster where he will see it often.
Find a way to make the material relevant. Perhaps your teen can visit a historic site connected to a period he’s learning about. Or he can research careers where people use the math he is learning.
Make a video or audio recording of the main points he's studying. He can play it back as part of a study session.
Study with a buddy. Study buddies can help each other prepare for tests. They can share ideas about what they think is most important.
Set the information to a popular song. Or create a rap.
Use mnemonics or acronyms. Memory tricks like the word PEMDAS (for the order of operations in math: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction) can help facts stick in his head.

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