Programs for Parents and their Children

Secrets of a Super Memory: Beginner series (Parent/Child)

This class adds the fourth R to Readin', 'Ritin', and 'Rithmatic. The fourth R is Remembering. A big chunk of your child’s academic success is based on remembering. From kindergarten to college, tests measure memory. This is a class in "memory literacy"––a universally beneficial skill. Skills are taught with an emphasis on academic subjects: reading comprehension, social studies, foreign language, spelling, science, and geography. Using the techniques learned in this class, students have:

• Memorized all 50 states and their capitals in under two hours
• Learned 100 foreign language words in a weekend
• Met 10 people at a virtual party and greeted those people a year later by name
• Listed the 43 presidents of the United States in order after an hour of study
• Been able to recite and explain the 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution after one hour of study

Secrets of a Super Memory is interactive. There are a lot of games. Walk in on a program and you might see students using the memory skills employed by the Guinness Book record holder for learning foreign languages in a game called “snap.” Later you will see Moms, Dads and kids physically acting out a story with a surprise memory ending. Watch as kids discover one of the secrets of super-spellers. At some point people may be juggling or playing memory games that cover constitutional amendments, geology, human anatomy, or botany. Parents often comment that they have as much fun and learn as much about memory skills as their children. Some of the material in this series is based on Jim's book, Memory Smart.

Class Schedule

This is a four part class, two hours per class

Jim Wiltens has let the genie out of the bottle. Now every kid can have their wish–the power to memorize facts easily…Diane Flynn Keith, Editor/Publisher, Homefires, The Journal of Homeschooling