Reflect on the text as you are reading, try to understand it, to think of examples, and to relate the material to prior knowledge. After finishing a section try to recall the information contained in it. Try answering the questions you made up for the section. If you cannot recall enough read the portions that you had trouble remembering. After you have finished the chapter go through it mentally recalling its main points Try again to answer the, questions you made up.
Some students find that using particular memorization tactics can improve their memory.
Here are a few of the popular memorization strategies. Acrostics are phrases or poems in which the first letter of each word or line functions as a cue to help you recall the words that you are trying to remember. This acrostic is used to remember the order of musical notes on a musical scale. Acronyms are words formed out of the first letters of a series of words you are trying to remember. You probably remember this well because it is a rhyme.