Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 Two are better then one: for they haue better wages for their labour. For if they fal, the one wil lift vp his felow: but wo vnto him that is alone: for he falleth, and there is not a second to lift him vp.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Two are better then one: for they haue better wages for their labour. For if they fal, the one wil lift vp his felow: but wo vnto him that is alone: for he falleth, and there is not a second to lift him vp.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Two are better ____ one: for they ____ better wages for _____ labour. For if ____ fal, the one ___ lift vp his _____: but wo vnto ___ that is alone: ___ he falleth, and _____ is not a ______ to lift him ___.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Two ___ ______ then ___: ___ they ____ ______ wages ___ _____ labour. ___ ___ they ___, ___ one ___ ____ vp ___ _____: but ___ ____ him ____ ___ alone: ___ ___ falleth, ___ _____ is ___ ___ second ___ ____ him ___.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T a b t o: f t h b w f t l. F i t f, t o w l v h f: b w v h t i a: f h f, a t i n a s t l h v.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.