MEMORY STRATEGIES

The Importance of Preparing for a Test

Memory Self Test

Directions:Read the items below and place
a check in the box that best describes how
true this statement is for you.
Scoring:
Never =0,Sometimes =1,Often=2,
Always =3

1. I am able to easily remember what has been said or

done in the past 24 hours.

2. I can easily remember information for a short period of

time (e.g., a phone number).

3. I am able to easily hold information in my head while

working with it (e.g., perform mental arithmetic, take
notes while listening to a lecture).

4. I can easily recall information that I learned in school.

5. When I read, I remember the important facts.

6. I am easily able to recall events, things I have done or

places I have been, in detail.

7. I can easily recognize someones face that I have seen

before.

8. It is easy for me to remember movies I have seen.

9. I use specific memory strategies, such as saying things

over and over or making mental pictures.

10. It is easy for me to remember where I put things.

Self-Scoring
20-30You have a memory like an
elephant.
10-19Your memory may need some
work.
0-9You may need to keep a string tied
around your finger!

* NOTE: This self-test has no diagnostic value. It

is not intended that this score be used as part of
any school record or evaluation.

What Strategies Can Be

Used To Increase Memory?
Memory strategies are tools we use to help us
remember things. Some memory strategies are
helpful for how we learn information, while
other strategies are helpful for how we recall
information that we have already learned.

1. Review and Repeat

The more you repeat information, the

more likely it is that you will remember
it. It also helps you remember new
information if you review it along with
information you already know.

2. Say It, Write It

Involving multiple senses (e.g., seeing,

hearing, touching, doing) helps you
learn and remember information by
giving you different ways for your brain
to get the information, as well as by
repeating the information.

3. Personalize It

Children are more likely to remember

information if it relates to them. If they
can relate it to something they already
know and have experienced, they are
more likely to remember it.

4. Rhymes and Songs

Rhythm, rhyme, and music can help us

remember information.

5. Tell a Story

Stories allow us to create a picture in

our minds that is easy to remember
later.

6. Prediction

If students are actively involved in

learning, they are more likely to
remember what is being taught. One
way to involve students in learning is
through prediction. Ask students what
they know about a topic and what they
would like to learn.

7. Chunk It

Chunking is a way of learning

information by breaking it up into
related pieces. Telephone numbers are
often learned through chunking, by
grouping the numbers into sets of
three or four.

8. Acronyms

Acronyms can help children remember

information theyve learned by using
the first letter from a group of words to
make a new word.

9. Acrostics

Acrostics use the first letter of words to

make a saying. Acrostics are especially
useful when you have to remember
information in a specific order. For
example, you can remember how to
spell rhythm by using the acrostic
Rhythm helps your two hips move.

10. Stress, Sleep, and Brain

Overload

It is more difficult to remember

information when we are stressed-out,
tired, or have overloaded our brains
with information. Learners should get
plenty of sleep and should take study
breaks before they reach the point of
overload when learning a lot of new
information.

(www.handyhandouts.com.)

11. Note taking

is an activity that may help students

register information in memory as well
as to consolidate it.

12. Study at Night

It may be helpful for students to review

material right before going to sleep at
night. Research has shown that
information studied this way is better
remembered.

13. Draw

When students need to remember a

series of steps or events, it may be
helpful for them to draw diagrams or
flow charts of the steps/events

14. Pairing

Paired associations as well as most other

information is remembered better when
it is rehearsed using multiple sensory
modalities. For example, a student who
is trying to remember basic math facts
would walk a number line as they were
saying the math facts.

(http://www.cdl.org/articles/what-strategies-can-be-used-to-increasememory/)

Lets Watch This Video

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Prepared by:
Hasmin R. Omaoeng