Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Isaiah 43:2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.When thou passest ______ the waters, I ____ be with thee; ___ through the rivers, ____ shall not overflow ____: when thou walkest ______ the fire, thou _____ not be burned; ______ shall the flame ______ upon thee.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.When ____ ______ through ___ ______, I ____ ___ with ____; ___ through ___ ______, they _____ ___ overflow ____: ____ thou ______ ______ the ____, ____ shalt ___ ___ burned; ______ _____ the _____ ______ upon ____.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.W t p t t w, I w b w t; a t t r, t s n o t: w t w t t f, t s n b b; n s t f k u t.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 43:2
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 43:2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.When thou passest ______ the waters, I ____ be with thee; ___ through the rivers, ____ shall not overflow ____: when thou walkest ______ the fire, thou _____ not be burned; ______ shall the flame ______ upon thee.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.When ____ ______ through ___ ______, I ____ ___ with ____; ___ through ___ ______, they _____ ___ overflow ____: ____ thou ______ ______ the ____, ____ shalt ___ ___ burned; ______ _____ the _____ ______ upon ____.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.W t p t t w, I w b w t; a t t r, t s n o t: w t w t t f, t s n b b; n s t f k u t.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 43:2
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.