MEMORY DEFICITS

We all have memory difficulties at times, but there are those individuals who truly struggle with their memory every day.  Memory is a complex system.  There are three stages that compose memory: encoding, consolidation, and retrieval.   Most people who struggle with memory have problems with their encoding system.   The encoding system is the one that helps us learn new information.

Learning and Retention are Different

Retention Takes Time and Practice!

Emotions play an important role in learning. "Emotional climate is directly related to classroom climate, which is regulated by the teacher" (Sousa). Emotional Memory connects to content making it more meaningful and makes the learning more pleasurable and successful. 

Using strategies that involve the use of Multiple Intelligences is the best way to engage the students and get them emotionally active and tuned into learning. 

Activities that promote Multiple Intelligence Strategies include among others role-playing, virtual field trips or actual field trips. Using real life experiences will give students meaningful and memorable experiences that will help them learn and retain the information.

Learning involves the brain, the nervous system, the environment, and the process by which knowledge and information are acquired (Sousa). In other words, just because a student learns something it does not mean that they will remember it. If you want the information to be retained for the long-term you must provide plenty of rehearsal time so that the information can be transferred from working memory into long-term or storage memory.