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Peer reviewedLeaver, Betty Lou – Foreign Language Annals, 1984
A technique for rapid teaching of the Cyrillic alphabet uses a five-phase mnemonic strategy: attending to the materials, developing connections in class, practicing recall, using the information memorized as a basis for acquiring new information, and testing recall over time. The technique is based on current theories of information processing.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cyrillic Alphabet, Information Theory, Mnemonics
