1. 1 The Optimal System Incorporates Rote- Learning And Mnemonic Devices Frequent active recall increases long-term retrieval Deep-processing increases recall and enhances comprehension

2. 2 What Is A Mnemonic Device? Mnemonic devices are strategies for enhancing memory They help to encode the information so that it will be easier to remember They relate new information to information that is already known

3. 3 Simple Mnemonic Devices (pictorial representation of the word)

4. 4 Keyword Strategy A familiar word that sounds similar to the word to be remembered The keyword could be connected to either the Hebrew word or to the English translation A picture helps connect the word and its translation

5. 5 (front side of flashcard) h¯b‰pˆk (picture sounds like translation )

6. 6 (back side of flashcard) Before (oheuxp).¤rœ¨t¨v›o‹g h¯b‰pˆk o¨v¨r‰c©t Uj©T§J°H³u -

7. 7 v¨n¨a±b (picture connects word to concept) AAACHOOO!!!!!! AAACHOO0O!!!!!

8. 8 s‹F (connect picture to sound of Hebrew word) (Cod)

9. 9 River - r«ut±h (Oar sounds like “ r«ut±h ” )

10. 10 Vocabulary Blocks (Translation on back with new oheuxp ) (Hebrew word) h°bŠg (Hebrew antonym/ synonym) rh¦aŠg (Present euxp) o°h¨r‰m¦n‰C r¤J£t h¦N‹g h°b„g›,¤t (Mnemonic clue) (Optional-Sentence) The h°bŠg didn’t have an umbrella, so he got soaking wet in the pouring rain.