#4: Help Students Memorize New Words on Auto Pilot
When I started teaching second grade back in 2003, I had my students spend time every day drilling sight word flashcards. But despite all of that time and energy, when the Friday spelling test rolled around, many of my students STILL struggled to spell those sight words correctly. Why? I’ll break it all down for you in this episode and I’ll pass along a print-and-go tool that will help your students memorize words 10X faster!
IN THIS EPISODE, we’ll talk about…
- What research actually shows us about how students memorize words (HINT: Drilling flashcards doesn’t work.)
- The 3 things our brain instantly does when we see a word we’ve memorized
- A simple print-and-go tool that makes it easy for kids to learn new words
- How to grab a free sound map you can print off and use right away
- A simple tweak that makes memorizing weekly sight word lists soooo much easier
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