This tip is from Self Magazine 9/13 p 26
When you are helping your child study for a test prompt them to squeeze their right hand just before memorizing a fact. (a study was done at Montclair State University) Then they need to squeeze their left hand before trying to remember it.
The squeezing of the right hand just before memorizing may help activate the areas of the brain that encodes information. The squeezing of the left hand before trying to recall the fact may activate the part of the brain that retrieves information.
I also recomment Quizlet http://quizlet.com This helps a student learn because they type the information in and then practice taking a variety of tests. Also say the words and answers out loud. Learning various ways to retrieve the answers helps prepare them for the test their teacher may give them.
Good luck and let me know if it helps!!
