Vocabulary Cartoons – make learning fun!

One of the best ways to make learning more active is to use vocabulary cartoons.  Vocabulary cartoons are a collection visual mnemonics designed to help learn new words.  For most people is easier to remember pictures, and in Sam Burcher’s book “Vocabulary Cartoons” which you can find at Amazon.com, many important SAT words are explained and drawn in such an unique and wacky way that it’s hard to forget the definition. 

 

I highly recommend vocabulary cartoons to all parents and students as an incredible way to learn often hard to remember definitions.  Most people are amazed at how easy and fun learning new words can be using this technique.  And vocabulary cartoons aren’t just for high school students either, I’ve used them with great success in elementary school and in college!  Since I can’t show you an example here, go to Amazon and check out one of the cartoon books to see what it’s all about. 

 

The beauty of this system is that it creates unforgettable visuals which connects the word with the definition.  You’ll feel like you have a photographic memory!  Many people have pointed out that the only drawback is that there are many words and facts that don’t have a premade cartoon.   

 

This is certainly a drawback but there is a solution, which is why I’ve created my own memory program, www.MemorySkillsForStudents.com to solve this issue.  It will be ready very soon (please check the memory skills website or www.ScottStraub.com for updates).   Any person, young and old, can learn how to create unique visuals for ANY fact or concept, quickly and easily by modeling the vocabulary cartoon method.

 

In my memory program I’ll give lots of examples of abstract facts and concepts that can be turned into great visuals in the mind.   With a little practice it becomes very easy and fun to do, plus kids LOVE it.  In fact, I find it much easier to teach this to younger students as they often have a much better imagination.  For centuries, doctors and other professionals have been using this method, and so should you!  In a future blog I’ll go into more detail. 

 

Your Education Coach,

 

Scott Straub

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