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Brittany Chesna , Kristin Erdmann, Vicky Hagen, Heather Janik , Amanda Moxley , Erin Shemoski. Mnemonic Strategies. Mnemonic Strategies. Technique for improving memory Used with students with disabilities Works with any subject. Types of Strategies. Keyword
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Brittany Chesna, Kristin Erdmann, Vicky Hagen, Heather Janik, Amanda Moxley, Erin Shemoski Mnemonic Strategies
Mnemonic Strategies • Technique for improving memory • Used with students with disabilities • Works with any subject
Types of Strategies • Keyword • Remembering the definition of carline – a witch driving a car (carline means witch) • Pegword • Rhyming words to represent numbers • One = bun • Letter • Acronyms or acrostics • Every Good Boy Does Fine – the notes on the lines in the treble clef
Implementing Strategy • List all processes needed to complete the strategy in the correct order • Take an initial to help remember the step for each process • Use initials to make a word or phrase • Teach students math process while using the strategy to remember the order of operations
Examples • Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally • Order of opperations • Parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction • Does McDonalds Sell Cheese Burgers • Long division • Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Compare, Bring down
Pros/Cons • Pros • Can be used for all ages • Proved to work especially well for children with learning disabilities as evidenced by The Council for Exceptional Children • Used with any subject • Cons • Memorizing the mnemonic device • Coming up with creative sayings to remember the process