When teaching language skills, I have found that I use these eight memory strategies the most: ID the Key, Rehearse, Link, Paraphrase, Chunk, Visualize, List, and Draw. (I include color coding, tracing, writing, drawing pictures into the "drawing" strategy) I make an effort to incorporate the vocabulary and concepts of these memory strategies into every activity and lesson. The repetition makes a difference!
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