Characteristics  Difficulty committing things to short-term memory  Difficulty committing things to long-term memory  Difficulty remembering simple or multi-step directions  Remembers information sporadically (one time yes, the next time no)

Stop & Jot: Based on the characteristics, which students come to mind?

How does it manifest in the classroom? Classroom Strategies  Difficulty memorizing math facts  Use flash cards, music, chants, pictures, and mnemonic devices.  Provide manipulative math approaches and teach students a method to figure out the answer.

How does it manifest in the classroom? Classroom Strategies  Difficulty with letters, sounds, or sight words  Use flash cards, songs, chants, repeated review, or spiral review.  Practice rhymes and alliteration.  Use call and response techniques.  Emphasize chunking words.  Use a tactile approach for kinesthetic learners (ex: trace letters in a baggie of gel or on sandpaper).

How does it manifest in the classroom? Classroom Strategies  Difficulty remembering new vocabulary or lesson/text content  Keep notes in a notebook and allow student to use a pictorial or visual dictionary.  Print a copy of notes, Powerpoint, or Keynote slides for the student.  Make auditory recording of lessons for student to replay (iPod/Podcast, iPad, tape recorder, etc.).  Relate new vocabulary to prior knowledge, previous lessons, and experiences.  Use word maps, webs, or semantic organizers (e.g., the Frayer Model).  Give student practice tests/study guides.  Use “stop and jot”, “stop and sketch”, post-it notes, or marginalia/annotation when reading.  Use graphic organizers.

How does it manifest in the classroom? Classroom Strategies  Has trouble remembering assignments  Record assignments on a chart, the board, or teacher web page.  Have student use an agenda or assignment notebook.  Use an assignment template or form.  Peer or teacher checks recording of assignments.  Make the recording of the assignment an “exit ticket” (ticket out the door).

Turn & Talk: * *Which strategies have you tried and found successful? * Name a new strategy that you’d like to try on! Turn & Talk: * *Which strategies have you tried and found successful? * Name a new strategy that you’d like to try on!