Chapter Two Question

Short-term memory can be divided into verbal short-term memory and visuo-spatial short-term memory.  Very young children tend to remember through visualizing, but at around 7 years of age, many children begin to remember things by their name instead.  At this point, they can begin to use repetition (what we often call memorization) to move information into long-term memory.  However, not all children develop this ability equally. 

Give a specific example of an activity that involves memorization, and describe how students with weak verbal short-term memory might be helped to memorize through the use of their stronger visuo-spatial short-term memory.