Take-home slipsIsaiah 25:8

How to learn a verseDRA

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Isaiah 25:8 He shall cast death down headlong for ever: and the Lord God shall wipe away tears from every face, and the reproach of his people he shall take away from off the whole earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.He shall cast death down headlong for ever: and the Lord God shall wipe away tears from every face, and the reproach of his people he shall take away from off the whole earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.He shall cast _____ down headlong for ____: and the Lord ___ shall wipe away _____ from every face, ___ the reproach of ___ people he shall ____ away from off ___ whole earth: for ___ Lord hath spoken ___.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.He _____ ____ death ____ ______ for ____: ___ the ____ ___ shall ____ ____ tears ____ _____ face, ___ ___ reproach ___ ___ people ___ _____ take ____ ____ off ___ _____ earth: ___ ___ Lord ____ ______ it.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.H s c d d h f e: a t L G s w a t f e f, a t r o h p h s t a f o t w e: f t L h s i.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 25:8

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.

How to learn a verseDRA

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Isaiah 25:8 He shall cast death down headlong for ever: and the Lord God shall wipe away tears from every face, and the reproach of his people he shall take away from off the whole earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.He shall cast death down headlong for ever: and the Lord God shall wipe away tears from every face, and the reproach of his people he shall take away from off the whole earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.He shall cast _____ down headlong for ____: and the Lord ___ shall wipe away _____ from every face, ___ the reproach of ___ people he shall ____ away from off ___ whole earth: for ___ Lord hath spoken ___.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.He _____ ____ death ____ ______ for ____: ___ the ____ ___ shall ____ ____ tears ____ _____ face, ___ ___ reproach ___ ___ people ___ _____ take ____ ____ off ___ _____ earth: ___ ___ Lord ____ ______ it.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.H s c d d h f e: a t L G s w a t f e f, a t r o h p h s t a f o t w e: f t L h s i.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 25:8

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.