Take-home slipsPsalm 37:7

How to learn a verseDRA

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

Psalm 37:7 I am become miserable, and am bowed down even to the end: I walked sorrowful all the day long.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.I am become miserable, and am bowed down even to the end: I walked sorrowful all the day long.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.I am become ______, and am bowed ____ even to the ___: I walked sorrowful ___ the day long.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.I ___ ______ miserable, ___ ___ bowed ____ ____ to ___ ___: I ______ ______ all ___ ___ long.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.I a b m, a a b d e t t e: I w s a t d l.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 37:7

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:

Psalm 37:7 I am become miserable, and am bowed down even to the end: I walked sorrowful all the day long.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.I am become miserable, and am bowed down even to the end: I walked sorrowful all the day long.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.I am become ______, and am bowed ____ even to the ___: I walked sorrowful ___ the day long.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.I ___ ______ miserable, ___ ___ bowed ____ ____ to ___ ___: I ______ ______ all ___ ___ long.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.I a b m, a a b d e t t e: I w s a t d l.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 37:7

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