TOOLS TO INCREASE YOUR MEMORY

The greatest challenge that youngsters face nowadays in this fast-paced world is trying to recall or remember certain events or notes. A student, whatever time he may spend in learning the answers, if he is not able to retain the information, the entire exercise of learning goes a waste

What if there were some device or learning technique that could help students retain or retrieve the information in their memory

Yes, MNEMONICS is one such memory device that makes use of elaborative coding, retrieval cues, and imagery as specific tools to encode any given information in a way that allows for efficient storage and retrieval.

Let us explore several examples of MNEMONIS that would help them remember everything

• Rhyme or Poem Mnemonics:

The following poem is an example of mnemonics that teaches parts of speech in English grammar

Nouns name a person place, or a thing

Like harry and donkey, river and sing

The adjective describes a thing

Like a magic wand and a platinum ring

• Spelling Mnemonics:

When it gets difficult to learn the spelling of a tricky word, spelling mnemonics come to your rescue. All you have to do is construct a phrase or sentence where the first letter of every word represents the difficult spelling word. Take a look:

TOMORROW: Trails of My Old Red Rose Over the Window

NECESSARY: Not Every Cat Eats Sardines. Some Are Really Yummy

• Order Mnemonics:

Often, we need to remember the order of things. We may use this to remember the order of the planets (from closest to farthest from the sun). They are:

• MERCURY

• VENUS

• EARTH

• MARS

• JUPITER

• SATURN

• URANUS

• NEPTUNE

To help you remember the order, try this:

My very educated mother just served us noodles

• Acronym

Acronyms are short words formed by a series of letters. They are the first letter of each word in a phrase.

Coordinating conjunctions can be easily remembered with the help of acronyms.

A few coordinating conjunctions are:

• FOR

• AND

• NOR

• BUT

• OR

• YET

• SO

To remember these conjunctions, we just need to know the word FANBOYS.