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Understanding dyslexia
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4.2 Additional tips

Here a couple of other tips relating to effective learning.

Beginnings and ends

The first and last things you study in a session tend to be remembered more effectively than the information covered in the middle. You can use this to your benefit. The more beginnings and ends you build in, the better your chance of committing information to memory.

Breaks

The breaks themselves are just as important as the study periods. They give the brain a chance to absorb the information, and to integrate it with previous learning. The brain is a muscle, and just like going to the gym, you need to take rest breaks between workouts.