Daily Tips for Families

Today's Tip for Families

01-21-2023

If your teen has trouble memorizing facts, dates or definitions, share these tips to make it easier:

Chunk it. Have your teen divide long lists into shorter ones. Instead of trying to memorize all the bones in the body, your teen can memorize the bones in the leg, then the arm. The key is to divide a big list into smaller lists of items that fit together.
Make an acronym. Your teen can find a way to make up a word or abbreviation using the first letter of each word. For example, HOMES is an acronym for the names of the Great Lakes (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior).
Visualize. Your teen is reading Our Town and can’t remember who wrote it. Your student might picture a thorn for “Thornton” and maybe a thorn in a wild growth of bushes for “Wilder.”
Make a rhyme. Rhymed facts are easy to recall. One teen remembered that “a lot” was two words with this rhyme: “My writing grade will sure be shot if I forget to split ‘a lot.’”
Sing it. The sequence of notes in a song can help teens remember the word that comes next. Encourage your teen to try setting facts to songs and see if it helps.

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