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Keywords: A Memorization Strategy [Pdf] Unit PlanKeywords: A Memorization Strategy [Pdf] Unit Plan
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Keywords: A Memorization Strategy [Pdf]

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This is a teachers' guide to teaching students how to use keywords and visualization as tools to help them remember important facts. This PDF file provides a list of materials necessary for the lesson, as well as a script and tips for teaching this strategy.

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memorization strategy, memorization technique, memorize, mental picture, reading intervention, gist sentence, keyword, mnemonic device, reading strategy, using keywords

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