working memory

Memory

100

This is the name for the kind of memory that we can recall throughout our lifetime which is a "long time!"

long-term memory

200

What do you need to use to recall a phone-number that I say to you out loud? Long-term or short-term memory?

Example: 608-574-7619

short-term

300

This is the ability to temporarily store and use a limited amount of information to complete a task. It's a short-term memory system that's active and constantly changing. It does a lot of "work"!

working memory

400

working-memory deficits are common and can make the demands of school challenging. Can you improve your working-memory?

Yes! 

Yes, working memory can improve through practice and training. 

How to improve working memory

• Repetition: Repeat actions or movements with words or phrases to help you remember them. 
• Chunking: Group information into smaller components to make it easier to remember. For example, you can chunk a phone number into three groups of numbers. 
• Routines: Create routines to help you remember things, such as where to put your keys when you get home. 
• Focus: Focus on one task at a time, and ignore other tasks until you're done. 

  Use checklists: Create checklists for tasks with multiple steps.

• Make connections: Use mnemonics to help you form associations between different details.
  
  
  
  

500

What was that phone number?

608-574-7619

Strategies

100

You need to recall the name of the Great Lakes. What strategy would you use?

-Huron

-Ontario

-Michigan

-Erie

-Superior

Chunking or creating a mnemonic (letter-pattern that is easy to recall)?

Great idea!

HOMES

200

What strategy can you use to break-up a long novel that you need to read for class?

Chunking? Make a schedule or routine? Great idea!

300

What could you do to easily find and recall key-words from a paragraph?

Underline/highlight or write them on a sticky note - great ideas!

400

You meet a new student named "Candy". What could you visualize to help you remember and recall their name?

Candy! Yes!

500

True or false - you will be able to utilize more of your working memory skills after you've gone on a run and/or got your blood flowing from exercise?

TRUE!