Monday, October 13, 2008 1:11 PM
by
apparentlyblogging
A MEMORY TIP
Is your child having difficulty learning a verse? Here's a memory tip that may help.
1. Ask your child to write each word of the verse on a separate piece of paper or card (this is a good use for the back of junk mail).
2. Instruct your child to put the papers in different papers around the house. But, put the verse in order. Perhaps word #1 would be on the couch, word#2 on the rocking chair, word#3 on the dining room table, #4 attached to the refrigerator, #5 IN the refrigerator, etc.
3. Next, guide your child in walking around the house, reading the words of the verse. Have him do this several times - and then say the verse without looking at the words.
Leave the words in place as long as it's convenient. Your child will begin to associate the words with the location and eventually be able to say the verse. Or, if he forgets a word of the verse, he can think of the location and perhaps pull the word to mind.
(Here at Headquarters we know this works. We're required to learn specific passages of Scripture each year and many of us do our memory work during our commute or while walking. We can tell you exactly what house we were walking by or what stoplight we were at when learning a particular phrase or word.)