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First Letter Mnemonics

Materials Needed

Types of FIRST-Letter mnemonic strategies: Letter

Appropriate Grade Level

These two types of FIRST-Letter Mnemonics are most appropriate for the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. I believe these strategies might still be a little too difficult for the younger grades despite how easy they may seem

Grade-Level &Description

The materials needed for teaching this particular strategy depends on the content area and the topic.

- Topic

- Content

- Examples

- Pencil

- Paper

- Computer

- ELMO

- Smart Board

References

How it Can Be Used to Teach the Content

Acronym: a word formed from the first letters of the list to be remembered

Ex: FARM-B (F-fish, A-amphibian, R-reptile, M-mammal, B-bird)

Acrostic: Words are created from each first letter and the words are arranged to make a sentence

EX: PEMDAS (Please Excuse My DEAR AUNT Sally)

http://www2.ku.edu/~onlineacademy/academymodules/a304/lesson/lesson_1/xpages/a304c1_40500.html

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CDMQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Folms1.cte.jhu.edu%2Folms%2Fdata%2Fresource%2F8882%2FFIRST-letter%2520mnemonic%2520strategy.pdf&ei=JachVaXFO4fuoATu2oLYBQ&usg=AFQjCNGZqA7LA2i_VakSCZ733Czg0t3PpQ&sig2=SlnQvC4A5ieXsfJCEy5N6g&bvm=bv.89947451,d.b2w

The Inclusive Classroom: Strategies for Effective Differentiated Instruction. Chapter 11 page 262-264

Grade Level: Fifth Grade

The FIRST-Letter mnemonic strategy is used to improve student's ability to recall factual information when taking tests. Its function is for students to be able to: (a) identify lists of information in their textbooks that are important to memorize, (b) generate an appropriate title or label for each list of information, (c) select a mnemonic device for each list of items, and (d) memorize each list. This strategy involves organization skills and allows students to independently work towards memorizing the needed information.

- Both Acronyms and Acrostics can be used to remember and recall a list of things relating to the content/topic

EX: Mathematics Terms; The Metric System

- Both Acronyms and Acrostics can be used to teach, remember, and recall a series of steps to solve problems, etc.

EX: PEMDAS (Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally) for Order of Operations

Procedure

Step 1: Content

- Choose content area you wish to or are already studying

Step 2: Topic

- Choose topic within your chosen content area to focus on

Step 3: Model

- Model how to make lists, create mnemonic devices, and memorize information in the created lists

Step 4: Controlled Practice and Feedback

- To teach your students to perform the five steps for making mnemonic devices and four of the five steps for making and memorizing lists

Step 5: Verbal Rehearsal

- To ensure that students can instruct themselves to follow the steps of the FIRST-Letter Mnemonic Strategy

Step 6: Controlled Practice and Feedback:

- To teach your students to perform the five steps for making mnemonic devices and four of the five steps for making lists at mastery levels with controlled stimuli

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