Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
John 16:22 'And ye, therefore, now, indeed, have sorrow; and again I will see you, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one doth take from you,
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.'And ye, therefore, now, indeed, have sorrow; and again I will see you, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one doth take from you,
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.'And ye, therefore, ___, indeed, have sorrow; ___ again I will ___ you, and your _____ shall rejoice, and ____ joy no one ____ take from you,
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.'And ___, ______, now, ______, ____ sorrow; ___ _____ I ____ ___ you, ___ ____ heart _____ ______, and ____ ___ no ___ ____ take ____ ___,
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.'A y, t, n, i, h s; a a I w s y, a y h s r, a y j n o d t f y,
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.John 16:22
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:
John 16:22 'And ye, therefore, now, indeed, have sorrow; and again I will see you, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one doth take from you,
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.'And ye, therefore, now, indeed, have sorrow; and again I will see you, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one doth take from you,
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.'And ye, therefore, ___, indeed, have sorrow; ___ again I will ___ you, and your _____ shall rejoice, and ____ joy no one ____ take from you,
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.'And ___, ______, now, ______, ____ sorrow; ___ _____ I ____ ___ you, ___ ____ heart _____ ______, and ____ ___ no ___ ____ take ____ ___,
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.'A y, t, n, i, h s; a a I w s y, a y h s r, a y j n o d t f y,
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.John 16:22
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.