What do you do when you need to remember a phone number? Do you repeat it over and over in your head? Make up a song with the digits? Visualize it in writing?
We all use strategies throughout the day to help us remember things and learn. Our brains do best when they are able to organize information into meaningful parts. Read Making It Stick: Memorable Strategies to Enhance Learning for an overview of how memory works and tips on using repetition, imagery, and patterns to help students improve their memory.
See our Study Skills and Homework Help sections to learn more about cognitive strategies.
Ask the Tech Expert
What technologies can assist students with organization in their writing? Dr. Tracy Gray, our technology expert, has tips on using web-based graphic organizers and interactive software to help students generate and arrange their ideas.
The Teacher Who Changed Everything
Author Patricia Polacco recalls the life-altering day when a teacher discovered Patricia's dyslexia.
Getting the Most Out of Tutoring
Find out about the 10 things you should consider when choosing a tutor for your child.
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