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DEFINITION OF TERMS: 1 MEMORY PATTERNS: A non-linear note-taking system. To create and/or write key words, phrases or symbols at various places on a sheet of paper. Cluster phrases together to create parts of concepts. Leave plenty of room for additional phrases as the text is read. Draw on pre-printed sheets of guide phrases, blank sheets of paper or visual aids (maps, graphs, illustrations). A popular memory pattern is to outline the hand and use one finger each for who/what/when/where/why. GUIDE PHRASES: Key words or phrases used as memory enhancers. Follow along to take notes from recorded text. Write as many related words as you can about the guide phrases.

MEMORY TRIGGERS TEST memory patterns______________________ ____________________________________ non-linear___________________________ ___________________________________ key words___________________________ ____________________________________ cluster______________________________ ____________________________________ additional____________________________ ____________________________________ guide phrases_________________________ ____________________________________ pre-printed___________________________ ____________________________________ visual aids___________________________ ____________________________________ hand________________________________ ____________________________________ guide phrases_________________________ ____________________________________ memory enhancers____________________ ____________________________________ notes________________________________ ____________________________________ related words_________________________ ____________________________________ Copyright 2005 Carl Peterson

DEFINITION OF TERMS: 2 CHORUSING: Rapidly repeating phrases three or four times with a recording. The 4-peat provides a correct pronunciation model. Students get four chances to match their voices to the recording. Most students hit a 90% correct level by the fourth chorusing try. This reduces anxiety about verbal ability. TELL-BACK: Orally relate (tell-back) the content of a reading to a partner. Practice speaking skills. Must be done immediately after a reading before memory decay. Use memory trigger or memory pattern notes as a guide. Include as much detail as can be recalled. If students run out of things to say repeat the tell-back.

MEMORY TRIGGERS TEST Chorusing____________________________ ____________________________________ repeating_____________________________ _____________________________________ model________________________________ _____________________________________ match________________________________ _____________________________________ 90 %________________________________ _____________________________________ anxiety_______________________________ _____________________________________ tell-back______________________________ _____________________________________ partner_______________________________ _____________________________________ decay________________________________ _____________________________________ notes________________________________ _____________________________________ detail________________________________ _____________________________________ repeated______________________________ _____________________________________ Copyright 2005 Carl Peterson

RULES FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING: 1 Don't be authoritative. Ignore student questions until after class. Be an example. Listen attentively. Don't show off during tell-backs. Don't ask prompting questions. If students have a short tell-back, let them tell a story about their family or home. An alternative task is to copy from the lesson. Move to another chair between two students each 15 minutes. Sit by a non-complying student to keep the student on task. Limit teacher talking during tell-backs so students can talk. Teachers who talk limit their students' recitation opportunities.

MEMORY TRIGGERS TEST authoritative____________________________ ______________________________________ ignore_________________________________ ______________________________________ example_______________________________ ______________________________________ listen__________________________________ ______________________________________ show off_______________________________ ______________________________________ prompting______________________________ ______________________________________ family_________________________________ ______________________________________ copy__________________________________ ______________________________________ 15 minutes_____________________________ ______________________________________ non-complying__________________________ ______________________________________ talking________________________________ ______________________________________ recitation_______________________________ ______________________________________ Copyright 2005 Carl Peterson