As noted by famed researcher John Hattie, adults who teach memory techniques alongside content are more successful in getting children to retain key content. He found that using mnemonics, or other techniques, to help remember key information was effective.
(Hattie, John, and Gregory Yates. Visible Learning and the Science of How We Learn. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2013.)
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"Schools rarely teach visual-imaging mnemonics, but I believe this could be the single most effective educational reform." Dr. Bill Klemm, "Memory Medic" (read his article here)
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