Inclusion Strategies for Secondary Classrooms, Chapter 10 Katharine Castrillon

 Mnemonic devices are techniques used to create associations among facts in order to improve memory and fact recall ◦ Single most powerful inclusion strategy ◦ Playful nature captures attention ◦ Help student to master knowledge- level information

 The foundational knowledge that needs to be taught and understood before students can be taught higher order thinking skills in the same discipline  The basic facts of a discipline  Terminology of a discipline

 Keyword Mnemonics  Keyword Mnemonics using Narrative Chains  Musical Mnemonics

 Uses a word that sounds like a target word  Auditory and visual connection enhances memory

 Creates a story to combine multiple keywords, especially to help learn in chronological order "I DELeted my previous work, and picked up my PENN to start over. I was drinking my grape juice, but then I spilled it on my Football JERSEY when GEORGE walked in and started CONNECTing pieces of his new LEGO set." 2013 Nate BairenNate Bairen

 Memory strategy that uses songs, often with familiar tunes, to learn large concepts.  Supports memory by linking words with melody

 “There’s Sunday and there’s Monday, there’s Tuesday and there’s Wednesday, there’s Thursday and there’s Friday, and then there’s Saturday. Days of the week!” -Using theme from “The Addams Family”

 Studies have shown correlation between use of mnemonics and higher test performance  Mnemonic devices are fun. This increases student motivation  Motivated students have increased attention