information very quickly just by writing it out a couple of times. Listening or
reading while taking notes will cut study
time down considerably. A student activates all mental muscles when pen is put
to;paper.;Sight,;sound,;higher;reasoning,
analysis,;and;coordination;all;work;to-gether to help the student remember the
material. Transcription is still an excellent way to teach spelling to younger students for this reason. Some teens lament
that they hate taking notes but you’ll see
how quickly their retention improves just
by helping them build this skill.
When;it;comes;to;note-taking,;a;recent
study suggests old school is best.
1
;Col-lege students taking notes longhand were
compared to their peers typing notes on
their laptop. Longhand note takers have
an improved record for remembering the
most important parts of material presented. Writing—actually shaping the
letters with a writing tool—gets the brain
working in ways that typing does not.
2. Involve All Your Senses
Good note taking habits make mastery
easy because multiple senses are put to
work. All effective study techniques involve more than one sense. When you
ask a young student to “study” for an
exam,;he;might;make;the;mistake;of;flip-ping open his book and staring at the
words until they soak in. This is always
an exercise in futility because staring at
a page uses only sight. Make sure your
young ones learn how to study actively.
Teach;them;to;read;it;aloud,;write;it;out,
draw;it,;dance;it,;sing;it,;and;sign;it.;Flash
cards are still a powerful tool simply because they involve more than once sense.
If done well, flash cards are portable,
cheap;and;effective;every;time.;Check;out
this short tutorial to avoid common flash
card mistakes.
3. Teach It
Homines, dum docent, discount,;“People
learn;while;they;teach.”;(Seneca)
When I was in graduate school two
of my fellow students had been teach-
ing high school Latin for years. Though
they were proficient in Latin when they
started;their;teaching;career,;they;had
become excellent at it while teaching
it at the high school level. The rest of
us trailed behind by comparison. This
principal applies to every subject and is
one;of;the;best;perks;of;home;education,
especially at the high school level. We
adults get to relearn all sorts of forgot-
ten tidbits as we teach them to our chil-
dren. When a big sibling teaches a little
brother;one;of;his;favorite;subjects,;he
has the chance to become exceptional
at that subject. The practice of carefully
explaining and illustrating anything
makes;one;more;proficient;at;it,;which
is why assigning presentations is a good
idea. Parent educators with large fami-
lies shouldn’t feel bad about employing
older siblings to educate younger ones.
They will gain as much as they give. If
you;have;an;only;child,;just;ask;her;to
teach the material to you or a friend.
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Writing—actually shaping the letters with a writing tool—gets the brain
working in ways that typing does not.
