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GUIDE
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AT BROOKSTONE.
OPEN HOUSE:
Thursday, January 17, 2019
All Open Houses will start in the Turner Center Gallery.
Drop in anytime from 11:30 am-1:00 pm.
Light lunch refreshments will be available.
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MEMORIZE THIS!
Once kids reach elementary school age, the ability to process and
retain information becomes an important skill. Your child’s school
day is full of math fact tables, spelling words, science and social
studies facts and grammar rules. Here are some techniques to help
your child absorb all the information and recall it when needed.
Put the information in context and explain why it is
important. This helps your child create a ‘mind map’ of related
facts. For example, explain how the vocabulary words for social
studies help describe a point in history or location and discuss
the interesting facts about it with your child. Having a deeper
understanding of a topic and of the ideas around the topic can
improve how well the information is committed to memory.
Break large spelling and vocabulary words or math facts
down into smaller pieces. Sound out and spell long words
a few syllables at a time. If your child has to learn the whole ‘9s’
multiplication table, for example, focus on a few facts from the table
each day.
Use a multi-sensory approach. Don’t just have your child
read the information. Quiz him and ask him to recite it back
to you. If he is preparing for a book test or an essay test, ask him
practice essay questions and have him answer in his own words
what he has learned about the topic. Use visual aids, like flash cards
that include pictures along with the associated words or math
facts. Help your child make up a song he can use to remember the
information he is studying.
Use mnemonics to help your child recall facts in the right
order. There are some you are probably already familiar with,
like the acrostic ‘Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally’ (Parentheses,
Exponents, Multiply, Divide, Add, Subtract). It can be fun to help
your child make up his own acrostic or acronym to remember the
order of words or to even memorize the order of letters in a word
that is difficult to spell.
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