Memory Ladder · Middle school · Grade 3–12
Memory Skills
For age 8 to adult: how memory works, the forgetting curve and why spacing works, the testing effect, and the six techniques from the infographic (narration, spaced review, the memory palace, chunking, picture and words, mnemonics), with sleep, mixing and teaching as boosts, and a plan for every age.
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Unit 1 How Memory Works
6 topics
Encoding, storage and retrieval; the small workbench of working memory; long-term memory, attention, meaning and cues.
Unit 2 Forgetting and Spacing
7 topics
Ebbinghaus and the forgetting curve, why relearning is faster, why spacing beats cramming, the 1-3-7-21 schedule and the memory-work box.
Unit 3 Pull It From Your Head
5 topics
The testing effect, why rereading fools us, narration, blank-page recall and flashcards done well.
Unit 4 Chunking
4 topics
Grouping raw items into three or four meaningful units: numbers, lists and how many chunks a thing takes.
Unit 5 Picture and Words
3 topics
Dual coding, vivid images, and what the evidence says about learning styles.
Unit 6 Mnemonics
4 topics
Acronyms, acrostic sentences, rhymes and songs, and the keyword method for new words.
Unit 7 The Memory Palace
3 topics
The method of loci: a route you know, one vivid image per spot, and a walk to pull them back.
Unit 8 Three Boosts
3 topics
Sleep, mixing it up, and teaching someone else.
Unit 9 Putting It Together
5 topics
What fits which age, a first session, spotting the stronger plan, choosing a technique and planning a session.