STUDY SKILLS

REMEMBERING

INFORMATION

Dr. Roz Iasillo

Techniques for Remembering

RepetitionMind PictureCategorizationRhymeAbbreviationAcronymAcronymic SentenceGraphic Organizer

Techniques for Remembering –Repetition

RepetitionTechnique for remembering facts in which you read,

write and say the facts a number of timesUse Repetition

When you want to remember a few facts, unusually not more than 4-5

How to use Repetition Read the factsWrite the factsSay the factsRepeat the steps three or four times

Practice

Techniques for Remembering –Mind PictureMind Picture

Technique for remembering facts by forming one or more pictures in your mind

Use Mind PictureWhen you can easily form one or more pictures in your

mind to help you rememberHow to use Mind Picture

Say the factsCreate one or more pictures in your mind to show all the

factsFocus on the pictures(s) and say the factsRecall the picture(s) when you need to remember the

facts Practice

Techniques for Remembering –Grouping

Grouping Technique for remembering facts that go together in

some wayUse Grouping

When you want to remember facts that can be placed in groups or categories

How to use GroupingLook for ways that facts can be remembered or grouped

togetherWrite a name for each group Write the facts that go with each group

Practice

Techniques for Remembering –Rhyme

Rhyme Technique for remembering facts by forming rhymes

Use RhymeWhen the facts you want to remember have words that

sound alike

How to use RhymeWrite a line that ends with a word to be rememberedWrite a second line that ends with a word that rhymes

with the word to be rememberedRepeat steps 1 & 2 for other words to be remembered

Practice

Techniques for Remembering –AcronymAcronym

Technique for remembering facts by forming a word using the first letter of each fact to be remembered

Use Acronym When you want to remember a facts whose first letters

can be arranged to form a real or nonsense word that can be pronounced

How to use Acronym Write the factsUnderline the first letter of each factArrange the underlined letters to form a real word or

nonsense word that can be pronounced Practice

Techniques for Remembering –Abbreviation

Abbreviation Technique for remembering facts by using the first letter

of each fact you want to remember

Use Abbreviation When you cannot form a word that can be pronounced

using the first letter of each fact

How to use Abbreviation Write the factsUnderline the first letter of each factArrange an abbreviation using the underlined words

Practice

Techniques for Remembering –Acronym Sentence Acronym Sentence

Technique for remembering facts by creating a sentence from words whose first letters help you remember facts

Use Acronym Sentence When you want to remember a number of facts that are

difficult to remember using the acronym or abbreviation techniques

How to use Acronym Sentence Write the factsUnderline the first letter of each factCreate and write a sentence using words that begin with

the underlined letters Practice

Techniques for Remembering –Graphic Organizer Graphic Organizer

A visual technique for remembering information that contains a topic, subtopics and details

Use Graphic Organizer When you want to show how a topic, subtopic, and

details go together How to use Graphic Organizer

Write the topic for the information you need to remember

Write the subtopics for the topic Write the details for each subtopicDraw a graphic organizer that shows how the topic,

subtopics, and details are related Practice

Dr. Roz IasilloMother McAuley High School