Study Strategies By: Kimberly Porsch

FIRST A strategy to help students create a first-letter mnemonic

F- Form Use the first letter of each item in your material to form a word HOMES: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Eerie, Superior

I- Insert Insert additional letters if needed

R- Rearrange Rearrange letters Order lakes from west to east SMHEO

S- Shape Use the letters to shape a sentence Super Man Helps Every One

T- Try Try a combination Michigan is a Superior place to have a HOME

LISTS A study strategy to help students learn content. It incorporates creating a first-letter mnemonic.

L- Look Look for clues while you are reading What do you need to remember?

I- Investigate Investigate the items Find the keywords you need to remember

S- Select Select a mnemonic device using FIRST: F- Form a word I- Insert letters R- Rearrange letters S- Shape a sentence T- Try combinations

T- Transfer Transfer information to a flashcard

S- Self-Test Use your flashcards to give yourself a self-test

RCRC A strategy used to help students improve their memory and comprehension of factual material

R- Read Read a little bit of material Read it more than once

C- Cover Cover the material with your hand

R- Recite Tell yourself what you have read

C- Check Lift your hand and check If you forget something important, begin again After you do a few, go back and check that you are retaining this information

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