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Using Movement as a Memory Strategy

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Jan 12, 2022 | Education Articles, Teaching Strategies

A memory strategy that gets things moving! Just like any of us, our students get bored with sitting in their seats for hours at a time. We can use this to our benefit – incorporating movement can be powerful for enhancing retention and learning. Movement is an...

A Memory Strategy; Chunking, Processing, and Paraphrasing

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Nov 13, 2014 | Education Articles, Response To Intervention, Teaching Strategies

Many students with learning disabilities struggle with memory deficit issues. Primarily, they forget information they need to do well on tests or to do the higher-level thinking required for problem solving, analysis, and synthesis. For example, students who struggle...

Using Color to Aid Memorization

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Aug 25, 2011 | Education Articles, The Homework Guru

Ever wonder why businesses use bright and flashy colors in their advertisements? It is not only to attract attention. Studies have shown that we remember what we see in color better than what we see in black and white. In fact, according to Eric Jensen in...

Power Writing for Memory

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Apr 19, 2009 | Education Articles, Response To Intervention, Teaching Strategies

Power Writing Supports Long Term Memory and Writing Skills Pat Murray, from Greater Latrose High School in Latrose, PA uses power writing as a technique to help transfer information from short term to long term memory. She suggests that students power write about what...

Using Movement as a Memory Strategy

A Memory Strategy; Chunking, Processing, and Paraphrasing

Using Color to Aid Memorization

Power Writing for Memory

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