1. How We Learn Vocabulary Mrs. Starbuck
LINCS STRATEGY
How We Learn Vocabulary
Mrs. Starbuck

2. The Research Dr. Edwin Ellis, 1992
University of Kansas Institute for Research of Learning Disabilities
Developed for students with LD
Initial research group scored at a mean of 53% on a pretest and a mean of 77% after learning the strategy (p<.02)
Memory shown to increase as much as 30% when using a learning strategy

3. An Overview of the LINCS Strategy
Step 1: List the parts: word and definition
Step 2: Identify a Reminding Word that sounds like the vocabulary word
Step 3: Note a LINCing Sentence that includes the reminding word and part of the definition
Step 4: Create a LINCing Picture about the sentence
Step 5: Self-test!

4. Creating LINCS Study Cards
1. Take an index card and divide it in half by folding the card.
The Challenge

5. Creating LINCS Study Cards
2. Write the word to be learned on the top half of one side.
dynamic
The Challenge

6. Creating LINCS Study Cards
3. Write the parts of the definition you need to remember on the top of the other side.
A character who changes
dynamic
The Challenge

7. Creating LINCS Study Cards
4. Write the Reminding Word on the bottom half of the first side.
A character who changes
dynamic
The Challenge
dynamite

8. Creating LINCS Study Cards
5. Write the LINCing Sentence on the bottom half of the second side.
A character who changes
dynamic
The Challenge
The blast of dynamite changed the look of the building.
dynamite

9. Creating LINCS Study Cards
6. Draw the LINCing Picture on the bottom half of the second side.
A character who changes
dynamic
The Challenge
The dynamite changed the look of the building
dynamite

10. Thanks to:
Jim Knight University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning