Helping Students Remember, Includes CD-ROM: Exercises and Strategies to Strengthen Memory

A hands-on memory-training program for children and adolescents featuring dozens of practical, evidence-based memory exercises A practical workbook designed to assist students whose academic learning is suffering due to a memory deficit or ineffective utilization of their memory capabilities, Helping Students Remember provides numerous strategies and methods to strengthen memory, including chunking, organization, keyword, self-testing, pegword, loci, and mnemonics. Drawing on the author's extensive training and experience, this useful resource presents effective techniques and lessons on: How memory works Memorization methods Goals for improving memory Repetition Using cards to build memory Grouping words by category Study skills that help memory Using arithmetic to build memory Using music to remember Improving recall during tests Creating and using review sheets Picturing verbal information Using context cues Plans for using memory strategies With an accompanying CD containing all of the worksheets and word lists for reproduction, Helping Students Remember is the first workbook of its kind for general psychologists, school psychologists, and special education teachers, offering practical, easy-to-implement, and evidence-based methods for working with children with memory impairments.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments ix Introduction x General Directions and Principles 1 Optional Pre- and Post-Tests 6 Lesson-by-Lesson Directions 7 Lower Level Workbook Lesson 1 Introduction for Students 41 Lesson 2 Thoughts and Feelings About Memory 43 Lesson 3 How Memory Works 45 Lesson 4 Memory Strengths and Weaknesses 48 Lesson 5 Memory Beliefs 50 Lesson 6 Memorization Methods 51 Lesson 7 Memory Strategies Survey 53 Lesson 8 Goals for Improving Memory 55 Lesson 9 A Memory Experiment 57 Lesson 10 Review and Refl ections 60 Lesson 11 Repetition 61 Lesson 12 Repeating Written Information 63 Lesson 13 Using Repetition to Study Spelling 65 Lesson 14 Chunking 66 Lesson 15 Review of Repetition and Chunking 68 Lesson 16 Using Chunking to Memorize Spelling 70 Lesson 17 Putting Words Into Sentences and Stories 71 Lesson 18 Comparing Memory Methods 74 Lesson 19 Using Arithmetic to Build Memory 75 Lesson 20 Using Cards to Build Memory 76 Lesson 21 Remembering Locations to Build Memory 78 Lesson 22 Picturing Verbal Information 79 Lesson 23 Naming and Describing What You See 83 Lesson 24 Grouping Words by Category 85 Lesson 25 Imagining Yourself in the Scene 88 Lesson 26 Using Locations to Remember Information 90 Lesson 27 Pegword 92 Lesson 28 Review and Reflections 94 Lesson 29 Using Study Cards 96 Lesson 30 Thinking About the Information 98 Lesson 31 Remembering What You Read 100 Lesson 32 Creating and Using Review Sheets 102 Lesson 33 Testing Yourself 105 Lesson 34 Study Skills That Help Memory 106 Lesson 35 Using Music to Remember 108 Lesson 36 Review and Reflections 109 Lesson 37 Remembering to Do Things 111 Lesson 38 Memory Aids 114 Lesson 39 Creating and Using a Memory Book 115 Lesson 40 Plans for Using Memory Strategies 116 Upper Level Workbook Lesson 1 Introduction for Students 121 Lesson 2 Thoughts and Feelings About Memory 123 Lesson 3 How Memory Works 125 Lesson 4 Memory Strengths and Weaknesses 129 Lesson 5 Memory Beliefs 131 Lesson 6 Memorization Methods 132 Lesson 7 Memory Strategies Survey 135 Lesson 8 Goals for Improving Memory 137 Lesson 9 A Memory Experiment 140 Lesson 10 Review and Refl ections 143 Lesson 11 Repetition 145 Lesson 12 Repeating Written Information 148 Lesson 13 Using Repetition to Study Spelling 148 Lesson 14 Chunking 148 Lesson 15 Review of Repetition and Chunking 148 Lesson 16 Using Chunking to Memorize Spelling 148 Lesson 17 Putting Words Into Sentences and Stories 149 Lesson 18 Comparing Memory Methods 152 Lesson 19 Using Arithmetic to Build Memory 154 Lesson 20 Using Cards to Build Memory 156 Lesson 21 Remembering Locations to Build Memory 158 Lesson 22 Picturing Verbal Information 159 Lesson 23 Naming and Describing What You See 163 Lesson 24 Grouping Words by Category 165 Lesson 25 Imagining Yourself in the Scene 168 Lesson 26 Using Locations to Remember Information 170 Lesson 27 Pegword 172 Lesson 28 Review and Refl ections 175 Lesson 29 Using Study Cards 177 Lesson 30 Thinking About the Information 179 Lesson 31 Remembering What You Read 182 Lesson 32 Creating and Using Review Sheets 186 Lesson 33 Testing Yourself 190 Lesson 34 Study Skills That Help Memory 192 Lesson 35 Using Music to Remember 194 Lesson 36 Review and Refl ections 195 Lesson 37 Remembering to Do Things 198 Lesson 38 Memory Aids 201 Lesson 39 Creating and Using a Memory Book 203 Lesson 40 Keyword 205 Lesson 41 Taking Class Notes 208 Lesson 42 Studying From Class Notes 212 Lesson 43 Scheduling Reviews 214 Lesson 44 Teaching the Information 218 Lesson 45 Using Context Cues 220 Lesson 46 Improving Recall During Tests 222 Lesson 47 Selecting, Modifying, and Combining Strategies 225 Lesson 48 Test on Memory and Strategies 227 Lesson 49 Plans for Using Memory Strategies 230 Lesson 50 Evaluation of Training 232 Appendixes Appendix A: Practice Schedule and Materials 237 Appendix B: Data Collection Forms 240 Appendix C: Spanish and French Vocabulary 244 Appendix D: English Vocabulary 245 Appendix E: State Capitals 246 Appendix F: Literature, Science, and Social Studies Lessons 248 Appendix G: Words for Grouping by Category 253 Appendix H: Shopping Lists 255 Appendix I: Visual-Spatial Grids 257 Appendix J: Examples of Shorthand and Abbreviations 259 Appendix K: Pre- and Post-Tests 260 Appendix L: Review Sheet 269 Appendix M: Parent Instructions for Working Memory Exercises 270 References 272 About the CD-ROM 273

About the Author :
Milton J. Dehn, EdD, NCSP, is the cofounder and Program Director of Schoolhouse Tutoring, an agency that provides assessment, tutoring, and instructional support for students of all ages and abilities. He is also author of Essentials of Processing Assessment; Long-Term Memory Problems in Children and Adolescents; and Working Memory and Academic Learning (all published by Wiley).