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auditory recall of lists and sentences 
Description:
Using strategies to help improve the ability to remember information presented orally
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| Early years skill: | not specified |
| Early years typical range: | not specified |
| P-scales/Curriculum skill: | English Listening |
| P-scales/Curriculum level: | L2b |
| TAP skill: | Understanding of Language/Comprehension |
| TAP level: | TAP68 |
| Pre/Nat. Curriculum Area: | not specified |
| Pre/Nat. Curiculum Standard: | not specified |
| Section: | Primary (5-11yrs) info |
| Activity/strategy name and materials required | How to do the activity | Key principles for doing the activity and comments |
|---|---|---|
| I went to market None | 1. Have the children sit in a circle; 2. Introduce the game by giving a demonstration of how to play; 3. Go around the circle - each child says 'I went to market and bought...' each child has to recall the items the children before them have said and then add another item; 4. Talk about trying to help memory by repeating the information in their heads as they are waiting for their turn to recall the list. | Best if played with 4 - 8 children. Encourage the children to repeat the list in their heads to help memory. Encourage children to link words with the person that said them. You can also change the types of items - e.g. I went to the pet shop, I went to toys R us, etc. As the children improve, increase the number of items they need to remember. |
| Whispered Messages None | As the children's skills improve, increase the length and complexity of the sentence (e.g. add in more challenging vocabulary or conjunctions to make the sentence longer). | |
| Magpies A range of interesting items or topic vocabulary items OR Pictures of topic items or items interesting to the children | Encourage the children to repeat the list in their heads to help memory. Encourage children to link words with the person that said them or to look carefully at where the items are. Start with 3 items on the list for the 'Magpie' and make the lists longer as the children succeed. | |
| Judge's Decision Puppet Instructions the puppet can do, written out on cards OR Whiteboard and pen Judge's card with 'great' on one side and 'almost' on the other. | You could let the children take turns giving instructions if they are able to give clear instructions. Slowly increase the length of instructions. | |
| Instruction Recall None | This can be done in any situation. Let the child know that you will ask them to do this - it does not mean they are in trouble! |
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