HOW TO MEMORIZE
Three types of learners:
 Linguistic – reading, hearing and writing
 Visual – seeing and imagining
 Kinesthetic – moving and touching
Strengths of linguistic learners:
Reading; writing; vocabulary; speaking skills; musically
inclined; easy to understand what you hear; foreign
languages are easier; good at conversation
Strengths of visual learners:
Visuals such as charts, maps, diagrams, pictures, etc.;
visualize info; read body language; spatial skills make it
easy to understand size, shape, texture, angles, and
perspective
Strengths of kinesthetic learners:
Hands-on activities that require manual manipulation;
movement and use of body; use of hands when you
talk; remember events better than dialog
Tips to memorize your material:
Linguistic learners
 Breathe rhythmically
 Repeat, repeat, repeat (reading, writing, speaking)
 Memorize by association – acronyms (PEMDAS –
parenthesis, exponent, multiplication, division,
addition, subtraction)
 Break it down into chunks
 Take mini breaks while practicing
 Listen to yourself (record yourself)
 Try to feel the rhythm of the words and sentences
 Explain it to someone else
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Visual learners:
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Peaceful environment for studying and practicing
Repeat by rewriting the info
Color code for organization
Highlight the high points
Place post-it notes around the room
Draw it out (ex: comic strip) or create timeline
Practice with partner
Kinesthetic learners:
 Find the right space in which to move around
 Be creative – act it out, build it, draw it, etc.
 Note key points on cards, scramble them, and
recreate the original order
 Practice while you’re doing something – walking,
cooking, exercising, moving around room, etc.
 Create a model so you can touch each “piece” in
order