Remembering what you read E75

Memory is the process of storing and retrieving information. You will have difficulty remembering what you read if you don’t know the stages in the memory process, and purposely use strategies at each stage to ensure that newly information becomes permanently stored. The single most important aspect of memory understands what you are trying to remember. It is difficult, if not impossible to remember concepts you do not understand.
The three primary stages in the memory process are sensory memory, short-term memory, and long term memory. Specific strategies you can use to enhance your sensory memory include the following: reading your text aloud, drawing pictures of the information you are learning, and acting out a chapter in front of a mirror or an audience, visualizing information in your head, using your fingers to point to new words, and reading while riding an exercise bike. Chunking is an effective strategy for organizing and remembering new information so that it remains in your short-term memory long enough to transfer into your long - term memory.
Recall techniques called mnemonics can help you retrieve information once it has been learned and stored properly.