Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Isaiah 40:28-29 Knowest thou not, or hast thou not heard? the Lord is the everlasting God, who hath created the ends of the earth: he shall not faint, nor labour, neither is there any searching out of his wisdom. It is he that giveth strength to the weary, and increaseth force and might to them that are not.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Knowest thou not, or hast thou not heard? the Lord is the everlasting God, who hath created the ends of the earth: he shall not faint, nor labour, neither is there any searching out of his wisdom. It is he that giveth strength to the weary, and increaseth force and might to them that are not.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Knowest thou not, ___ hast thou not _____? the Lord is ___ everlasting God, who ____ created the ends ___ the earth: he _____ not faint, nor ______, neither is there ___ searching out of ___ wisdom. It is ___ that giveth strength ___ the weary, and ______ force and might ___ them that are ___.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Knowest ____ ___, or ____ ____ not _____? ___ Lord ___ ___ everlasting ___, ___ hath ______ ___ ends ___ ___ earth: ___ _____ not _____, ___ labour, ______ ___ there ___ ______ out ___ ___ wisdom. ___ ___ he ____ ______ strength ___ ___ weary, ___ ______ force ___ _____ to ____ ____ are ___.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.K t n, o h t n h? t L i t e G, w h c t e o t e: h s n f, n l, n i t a s o o h w. I i h t g s t t w, a i f a m t t t a n.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 40:28-29
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Isaiah 40:28-29 Knowest thou not, or hast thou not heard? the Lord is the everlasting God, who hath created the ends of the earth: he shall not faint, nor labour, neither is there any searching out of his wisdom. It is he that giveth strength to the weary, and increaseth force and might to them that are not.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Knowest thou not, or hast thou not heard? the Lord is the everlasting God, who hath created the ends of the earth: he shall not faint, nor labour, neither is there any searching out of his wisdom. It is he that giveth strength to the weary, and increaseth force and might to them that are not.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Knowest thou not, ___ hast thou not _____? the Lord is ___ everlasting God, who ____ created the ends ___ the earth: he _____ not faint, nor ______, neither is there ___ searching out of ___ wisdom. It is ___ that giveth strength ___ the weary, and ______ force and might ___ them that are ___.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Knowest ____ ___, or ____ ____ not _____? ___ Lord ___ ___ everlasting ___, ___ hath ______ ___ ends ___ ___ earth: ___ _____ not _____, ___ labour, ______ ___ there ___ ______ out ___ ___ wisdom. ___ ___ he ____ ______ strength ___ ___ weary, ___ ______ force ___ _____ to ____ ____ are ___.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.K t n, o h t n h? t L i t e G, w h c t e o t e: h s n f, n l, n i t a s o o h w. I i h t g s t t w, a i f a m t t t a n.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 40:28-29
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.