Mnemonic+Teaching+Devices

To utilize the strategy tell students, 'watch for the cops" and write the menmonic device at the top of the page
 * COPS - is a proofreading strategy** (Schumaker, Nolan & Deschler, 1991)
 * C **apitalization
 * O ** verall Appearance
 * P ** unctuation
 * S ** pelling

To utilize tell the students, "When you write, you build a tower" T **hink**: think about what you want to write...brainstorm major points O **rder**: decide the order that you will use to write down your major ideas (chronological, importance, etc) W **rite** : write the first draft E **dit**: proofread draft....you can use COPS R **ewrite**: rewrite draft incoporating edits
 * TOWER is a strategy used for the writing process** (Schumaker, Nolan & Deschler, 1984)

To utilize strategy tell students, "When you read, you should be able to rap about it." R **ead** a paragraph A **sk** yourself about main idea and details P **ut** it in your own words
 * RAP is a strategy to improve reading comprehension** (Schumaker, Nolan & Deschler, 1984)

To uilize the strategy tell students, "Be an algebra STAR" <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">S **earch the problem** to determine what you are asked to find <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">T **ranslate the words into a equation**. Identify a variable and select an operation. Visualize a concrete representation. Write the equation. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">A **nswer the problem** <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">R **eview the solution
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">STAR strategy is used to solve algebra problems** (Gagnon & Mancini, 2001)

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">FAST strategy helps control impulse contrtol** <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">F **reeze**. Don't react right away. Stop and Think first. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">A **lternatives**. Consider your choices or alternatives for reacting. Consider the consequences for each choice. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">S **elect**. Choose the most appropriate action from the alternatives <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">T **ry it**. Go with your plan.

Strategies taken from Voltz, Sims & Nelson, 2010 pp 78-81

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> ** H ** Headings to include name, date, subject, and page number if needed <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">O <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Organization reminders such as starting on the left, going to the right, then top to bottom while paying attention to margins and spacing <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">W Written neatly organizations.missouristate.edu/assets/counselingclub-hut/adhd.doc <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">SLANT Mnemonic : To help students focus on classroom lectures <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">S Sit up straight <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">L Lean forward <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">A Activate thinking and Ask questions <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">N Name key information and Nod your head to validate the teacher/speaker <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">T Track the teacher or speaker organizations.missouristate.edu/assets/counselingclub-hut/adhd.doc
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">HOW is a strategy used for the editing** (To utilize tell the students, "When you write, you build a tower"