Reading Letter Recognition
Reading and Memory Retrieval Skills
Appropriate Grade Level: Any grade level
Procedures/Steps: The following are possible mnemonic devices…
 The Pegword Method- this is used when numbered or ordered
information must be remembered. These are words that rhyme with
numbers. An example, would to choose the pegword sticks to be the
number six. Picturing insects would remind you that they walk on six
legs.
 The Keyword Method- this pairs a new word with a keyword. This
keyword sounds like the new word with a keyword. For example, to
remember that a barrister is synonymous with a lawyer, you could
picture a bear in a courtroom.
 Letter Strategies- this method is used to remember a list of things. An
acronym is used to remember a list of things. For example, HOME
can be used to remember the 5 Great Lakes (Huron, Ontario,
Michigan, Erie, and Superior.
Comments and/or tips:
Mnemonics should not always be used to instruct your students with. It can
be used often but there are other effective teaching methods available as
well.
Source:
Anonymous. (2004). Reading and memory retrieval skills. Exceptional
Parent, 8, 71-73.