Tips To Improve Memory

Some of these suggestions will work for your child or young person, but not all of them. Try a few out at a time to see which ones work best.  

• Create brain frames (or spider diagrams) – use key ideas and facts only. Redraw the brain frame to compare with original sheet. Highlight any errors to show visually
• Use multi-sensory techniques – see it, hear it, do it
• Create visual images: get your child to picture it in their mind
• Check they understand – it’s much harder to learn if you don’t fully understand what you are reading or being told
• Organise information into chunks – put information into sequences or categories e.g. types of food, colours
• Get them to record their own information – read out and record onto a mobile phone perhaps
• Listen to music while you work – try soft music with no words in the background. Music can trigger your memory
• Try flash cards – use different coloured card, highlighters or pen. Use bullet points or key words on one side and meanings and explanations on the other
• Use checklists or post-its on bedroom wall
• Use a small pocket-sized notebook to jot down important things to remember.