A Brief Overview of How Mnemonics Work

     "Mnemonics are based on the principle that the brain is a pattern-seeking device, always looking for associations between the information it is receiving and what is already stored.  If the brain can find no link or association, it is highly unlikely that the information will be stored in  long-term memory.  Unfortunately, this scenario is relatively commonplace in the classroom" (Wolfe, 200l).

     The brain has trouble storing information that it can not associate to a picture such as letters and numbers. Mnemonics create rhyming links or associations that give the brain an organizational framework on which to hook new information.  Educational Memory Aids first started developing memory aids for math and phonics in 1985.  Since that time we have developed and copyrighted a memory aid program that can be built upon as students advance in subject matter.  View our memory aid flash cards, posters, art activities, lessons, and stories that make learning math facts and phonics fun and easy!

Use at home or school to help children become advanced readers and mathematicians at an early age.

Sincerely,

Susan Jones, Educator, Author, Illustrator

Presidential Awardee Mathematics

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