Take-home slipsPsalm 56:8

How to learn a verseDRA

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

Psalm 56:8 My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will Sing, and rehearse a psalm.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will Sing, and rehearse a psalm.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.My heart is _____, O God, my _____ is ready: I ____ Sing, and rehearse ___ psalm.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.My _____ ___ ready, ___ ___, my _____ ___ ready: ___ ____ Sing, ___ ______ a _____.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.M h i r, O G, m h i r: I w S, a r a p.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 56:8

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:

Psalm 56:8 My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will Sing, and rehearse a psalm.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will Sing, and rehearse a psalm.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.My heart is _____, O God, my _____ is ready: I ____ Sing, and rehearse ___ psalm.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.My _____ ___ ready, ___ ___, my _____ ___ ready: ___ ____ Sing, ___ ______ a _____.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.M h i r, O G, m h i r: I w S, a r a p.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Psalm 56:8

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