Category Archives: memory techniques

Candlebark School and Memory Systems

Posted on April 8, 2021 by lynne

I am still bowled over by what a skilled teacher with really amazing students can do with the ideas in Memory Craft. The Year 3/4 teacher at Candlebark school, Nat, had heard about my work from her husband, Paul, who … Continue reading →

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Songlines: the power and promise

Posted on May 23, 2020 by lynne

The last 5 months have been flat-chat working on a new book at the invitation of Margo Neale who is the Head of Centre for Indigenous Knowledges and Senior Indigenous Curator & Advisor to the Director, all at the National … Continue reading →

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Visual Alphabets galore

Posted on December 21, 2019 by lynne

Of all my memory devices, the Visual Alphabet is probably the one I use most after the The Bestiary. Basically, it is a peg system – information is pegged onto each item in the sequence. The most familiar peg system … Continue reading →

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Memory Craft – I have the advance copy!

Posted on April 20, 2019 by lynne

I am so excited that the advance copy of Memory Craft has arrived. Details of the contents can be found here! Only a few weeks now until the June 3 publication by Allen & Unwin. The launch will be help … Continue reading →

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