Building+Memory+Skills


 * Labeled - this affects motivation and self esteem
 * Health and Learning concerns
 * Poor memory and organizing skills

Memory

 * In order to read fluently students must learn the letter sounds to an automatic level – see it and say it immediately

How Memory Works


Adapted from Making It Stick: Memorable Strategies to enhance Learning. By: Regina G. Richards (2008). International Dyslexia Association: Baltimore, MD.

An Acronym for Memory

 * **M**- odeled I/WE/YOU basic and one rule at a time
 * **E** – xaggerate / humor for relaxation
 * **M** – ultisensory
 * **O** – rganized by stacking you allow students to see phonemic patterns in language; prior knowledge- build on the known
 * **R** – eherse/ review/ recall
 * **Y** – ou – needs to be authentic for learner – so they can get an emotional connection and make long term associations