Page 10 - MEMORY LANGUAGE How to develop powerful recall in 48 minutes

version of them. For example, if you ask eight-year-olds to visualise
a shoe one child may think of a ballet shoe, another might see a football
boot and an adult could picture a sneaker. It is important to let each
reader have his or her own version of the Memory Peg because
personalisation makes recall easier.
• This is a participation book so get everyone involved. When the
children in the story begin to visualise their Grandfather's instructions,
stop the story and you and your children do the same exercise. Study
each illustration and ask everyone to comment on it. Then ask them to
recall the item they think belongs to that page.
And when you've all mastered the skills, let the kids use the book
as a colouring book. Most of all, have a good time.

ALLAN PEASE
BARBARA PEASE

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