Memory refers to the psychological process of memorizing, preserving, and subsequently reproducing the thoughts, feelings and images of phenomena and objects previously perceived. The development of the child's memory is the key to successful schooling. Therefore, parents should make efforts and train this important process. But many have no idea how to develop a child's memory. Let's try to understand.
Development of memory in preschool children
At children memory involuntary, that means, that the child does not set before itself a problem to remember something certain. At the same time, the intensity of memorization and playback is quite high. For the success of memory training, you need to use children's games to develop memory.
Game "Hide and seek" , suitable for children from 8 months. Someone close, for example, my mother throws a headscarf on his head and asks: "Where's Mom?", And then opens the cloak. You can hide behind a chair or a wardrobe.
For kids a little older you can play the game "What has changed?" . This is an excellent exercise for the development of visual memory. Arrange in front of the child 5-6 toys. Ask the baby to carefully inspect the objects, remember them, and the order of location. Then ask the kid to close his eyes, and remove something yourself and change the objects in places. Opening his eyes, the little one must determine the changes.
Important exercises for the development of auditory memory. As often as possible, tell the child nursery rhymes. But the task of the kid is not only to learn them, but also to draw what he heard.
In addition, discuss with the baby, walking along the street, that he ate at lunch in the kindergarten, what the children were wearing, what was the fairy tale that my mother told me the night before I went to bed.
Development of memory in children of primary school age
For the development of memory in junior schoolchildren so you can use different tasks and games.
So, for example, the games that develop imaginative memory include the exercise "Figures in Order" . The adult pronounces the numbers in a certain order several times. The child tries to repeat what was said in the same sequence.
Memory in children of this age is more organized and conscious. However, the most developed is its visual-shaped appearance. And parents need to pay attention to the development of logical, or semantic, memory.
Game «Pairs of words» . The adult calls logical pairs (for example, a mug - tea, a plate - porridge, a bath - a bast, etc.). The child not only listens, but also remembers the second words of the pairs, and then pronounces them.
Games that develop attention and memory will also be useful. For example, you can use matches or pencils in the "Repeat figure" game. The adult puts out of the matches a figure. The child looks at her for a few seconds and repeats it from memory.
Exercises for the development of adolescent memory
Adolescents can manage random memory. They have a very developed semantic memory, because it includes thinking. You can offer the child to perform the following exercises:
Exercise 1. "Remember 10 words . " Speak 10 any words (for example, road, cow, paw, apple, sparrow, poppy, carpet, nose, jacket, airplane) and ask the teen to repeat them.
Exercise 2. "Remember the numbers . " Show the child a number of random numbers (for example, 1436900746) and give him 10 seconds to memorize. Let him write or say them out loud.
Exercise 3. "Remember the words in order . " Prepare a list of words with ordinal numbers:
1. Latvian
2. Geography
3. Soup
4. Earring
5. Atoms
6. Friendship.
7. The knife
8. Soil
9. Repentance
10. Handbook
11. Curd
12. Cardboard
13. Cake
14. The Word
15. The Rule
16. The Preposition
17. Explosion
18. The Fugitive
19. Lamp
20. Pear
Ask the teenager to remember the words and their ordinal numbers in 40 seconds. Let him write them on a sheet of paper.
Studying with the child, parents themselves can practice their memory training.