mnemo’nics (n-) art of, system for, improving memory.

Mnemonics Now Erase Man's Oldest Nemesis, Insufficient Cerebral Storage

Being a teacher of spelling and a natural speller myself, I have used spelling mnemonics in my learning and my clinic since I began work in this field.

I have come to realise that natural speller as I may be, as age progresses, my recall of words is not as sharp as it used to be.

Indeed I have heard other natural spellers complain that they have no back-up system to aid memorization when spelling the tens of thousands of words we use in our language.

In response to this and to the clinical necessity of mnemonics, my sister and I have begun compiling this first in hopefully many volumes of stories and devices to aid memorization of tricky spelling words and other things worth memorizing.This volume concentrates on spelling, but subsequent volumes will include mnemonics for a wide range of subjects.About 80% of words in English are spelled phonetically. The spelling of many of the others can be derived from simple orthographic rules (such as ‘the letter q is always written with the letter u).

Mature readers and spellers absorb these rules from exposure to written language and can usually apply them to most words.

Then there are the words that need slightly more thought. They vary from individual to individual.

We have compiled a list based on 160+ relatively common words that can’t be sounded out or for which application of rules is more complex than simple memorisation techniques.

We have also included some mnemonics for other subjects such as music, maths and the colours of the rainbow.

It's now a book called Mnemonics For Life.

Order you copy now.

The spelling words are listed alphabetically for easy reference. They use a combination of mnemonics that we invented, as well as contributions friends and colleagues over the years.

There are sure to be some omissions and there is definite room for improvement – we’d like to hear from you if you think so. Email us using this form and your mnemonic and byline could be included in future volumes.

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