Jessica McKenzie

EDU-588

A set of strategies designed to help students improve their memory of new information.

Link new information to prior knowledge through the use of visual and/or acoustic cues.

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Letter Strategy in Mathematics

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Mnemonics help students with acquiring information in the least amount of time

Mnemonics enhance student retention and learning through the systematic use of effective teaching variables.

Students remember their “codes” for a long time

example: North, South, East, West (never eat shredded wheat)

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Discover the signRead the problemAnswer or draw a

representation of the problem using lines, tallies, or checks

Write the answer and check

D iscover the variableR ead the equation, identify operations, and think

about the process to solve the equation. A nswer the equation.W rite the answer and check the equation.

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4x + 2x = 12

Represent the variable "x“ with circles.

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By combining like terms, there are six "x’s." 4x + 2x = 6x

6x = 12

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PRE-ALGEBRA: ORDER

OF OPERATIONS Parentheses, brackets,

and braces;Exponents next; Multiplication and

Division, in order from left to right;

Addition and Subtraction, in order from left to right.

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally

Strategies for Accessing Algebraic Concepts January 2007. Retrieved from : 007http://www.k8accesscenter.org/index.php/category/teaching-learning/instructional-strategies/