Memorizing basic facts: My child just won memorize basic facts. What is the best way to get my child to memorize?
There are three key elements to memorizing anything, and these three elements must be in place for memorization to occur. The first key element for memorization is repetition – just repeating the information over and over and over again, whether saying it, writing it, hearing it, singing it, or staring at it – simply repeating it again and again and again. The second key element for memorization is repetition. The third key element for memorization is repetition. In summary, the three elements necessary for memorization to occur are: repetition, repetition, and repetition. Most adults had the repetition via flash cards and drill sheets. There IS a place for these items, I agree – so I am not going to delve into the various ways of using flash cards, except for one recommendation listed below.
