A method called mnemonics can help. Since the brain processes 80 percent of visual information, Sam and Bryan Burchers, producers of New Monic Books in Punta Gorda, Florida, use cartoon mnemonics to help kids learn. When tested in six schools, the average student using mnemonics learned 72 percent more SAT-level words than their peers. Aside from mnemonics, other ways to make study material more meaningful is to link them to real life. Connect decimals with money or fractions with slices of pizza.
Some kids always do rhyming words.
Some kids always want to put it to a song or to movement. The more senses used, the more likely it will stay in your child's memory bank. A University of Kansas study found children with learning disabilities who used mnemonic strategies scored 30 percent higher on tests than those who did not.