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Helping you to remember well:
How adults can help you What you can do to help yourself
Give you a chance to plan how you are If we don’t feel good physically and
going to remember instructions or information emotionally, our Working Memory will be
before you start. worse, so …
Give you plenty of time to process Prepare to be at your best before you start –
information or instructions. work out what you need to feel good in the
class. Check the blue physical and green
Keep information and instructions in emotional Needs cards – which might be a
chunks of 3 or less. problem for you and stop you from feeling good
and focusing well? What could you do to
Give you information in a visual way – improve them?
never ask you to rely only on your auditory Explore how you remember best: find the
memory i.e. just hearing things. Always use best way that works for you to remember
pictures, diagrams, photos or showing you information, jobs to get done or instructions to
something to help you remember. follow.
This may be writing lists, drawing pictures or
Ask you to repeat what you need to do for recording yourself saying the main points
an activity to check you have understood
correctly. Plan how you are going to remember
instructions or information before you start.
Teach you how to listen for the main
points in information and jot them down as Learn how to look out for the main points
bullet points. This will support your working in information – this will help you to write
memory so you can keep track of lessons bullet points and create Mind Maps
better. Practice finding the main points in
information – do it with short video clips
Teach you how to create a Mind Map of about things you’re interested in. Practice
the main points you hear to help you use the writing these main points down in bullet points.
information you have heard to complete tasks.
Practice creating Mind Maps to record the
Teach you how to read actively and create main points in information you have heard or
a mind map of what you are reading to help read. The more you do this, the easier it will be.
you understand what you are reading (see the Try doing it with information you are really
PQ3R method). interested in.
Provide you with a tablet so you can: Ask for more time if you feel rushed.
Ask for information in chunks of 3
▪ Record parts of the lesson,
▪ Take photos of the board / parts of the Ask for information visually - in pictures/
lesson diagrams or photos
▪ Jot down bullet points
▪ Complete a Mind map of the main points Ask people to give real life examples so
you can link it to your experiences
This will mean can remind yourself later and Ask people to give a demonstration so you
will help you remember information better. It have an experience to remember – your
will also help you to complete tasks. episodic memory is good so this will help you.
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