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Illustration of a gardener watering flowers in a brain (training memory strategies)
Author: Karen Wilson, SEND Specialist
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Memory plays a crucial role in learning, by enabling the storage, retention, and retrieval of information. Some learners may have specific memory challenges such as short attention span, working memory limitations, difficulty with retrieval, or challenges organising and categorising learning. Learners with conditions such as dyslexia or ADHD may find memory processing more challenging.

Tip or Idea: There are a number of strategies you can try to overcome memory challenges. Chunking information, using mnemonic devices, pre-learning and/or over-learning and dual-coding (linking images to words) can all help.

Learning Village resource: Our Memory Strategies for Language Learners article provides a more in-depth exploration of strategies to support memory processes.

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