Counting sheep can help you fall asleep because the English word sheep (sheep) and sleep (sleep) are similar, so Chinese speakers can count dumplings, homonym sleep.

The logic is simple, but many adults can't think of a replacement anytime soon, or most don't.

Obviously, this girl's inability to remember words is not an intellectual problem.

"...... you" Yao Yi glanced at the watermelon seriously and asked, "How are your math scores?"

"I often take the first place in mathematics!" Watermelon raised her head slightly, and she gained confidence when talking about mathematics, "Others say that mathematics is difficult, but I think mathematics is very simple, I think English is difficult, and I can't remember it." ”

Yao Yi asked, "What about the mathematical formula?"

Even in mathematics and physics, which is based on "understanding of logic and concepts", it is necessary to memorize some formulas and theorems to ensure the speed of problem solving.

The watermelon head nodded vigorously: "Mmmm, remember, do a few more questions and memorize it, some formulas are often forgotten, but I can deduce them during the exam." ”

Sure enough, the little girl is not a problem with her head, but she is not good at Chinese and English comparison, and there is no logic in word memory.

According to her way of thinking, it is difficult to repetition the memory work without understanding the logic.

As long as the teacher finds the right teaching idea and uses the thinking ability of a little girl, she will soon be able to improve her vocabulary and English scores.

But if she doesn't meet a good teacher who is willing to observe and find another way for her, the little girl is likely to fall into a vicious circle of failure and self-denial, and then give up the discipline.

Children need encouragement very much, if they fail after trying again and again, and are criticized by teachers and parents again and again for not working hard enough to learn English, then their fragile psychological defense will quickly collapse, at least disgusted with English, or at worst they will form learned helplessness, and they will not be able to learn foreign languages well for a lifetime.

Thinking of those poor students who could have studied well but were unlucky enough to meet a good teacher, Yao Yi sighed and said to the watermelon head: "You are very smart, many adults can't be like you, so quickly thought of replacing 'counting sheep' with 'counting dumplings', and you also work hard, so, it's not your fault that you can't remember words, it's just that you are not suitable for this memorization method, understand?"

"Really?" said Watermelon Head was skeptical.

"Really. After Yao Yi gave an affirmative answer, he suddenly asked, "What are the English words for sleep and sheep, and can you spell them out?"

"Sleep sleep,s,l,e,e,p,sheep,s,h,e,e,p." The watermelon head replied without thinking, and was taken aback after speaking, "I remember!"

Yao Yi verified his judgment and smiled from the bottom of his heart: "Well, you remember. ”

"I ...... How do you remember it?" the watermelon head couldn't believe it, "I've memorized it before, and I always forget it." ”

"Because you like things that have logic, and you're interested in the inner logic of the story of counting sheep, you remember the words sheep and sleep while remembering the story. ”

In order to build up confidence for the little girl, Yao Yi made a logical explanation.

The watermelon head wiped away the tears on his face and said in surprise: "Then, as long as I make up a story for each word, I can remember the words?"

The little girl will draw inferences from one another, which is very good, but there is no need to be so troublesome, Yao Yi shook her head and said: "There are three thousand words in the high school entrance examination, can you make up three thousand stories related to words and interesting internal logic? Even if you make up three thousand stories, such a large amount of memory not only takes up time and energy, but also is easy to confuse." ”

Before the hope in the little girl's eyes turned into disappointment, Yao Yi continued: "But don't worry, we can use other methods, you know what, most English words are related, we can start here." ”

The watermelon head sniffed, looking dazed.

"For example, the words you want to memorize today, look, look at these few, teacher, worker, dancer, singer, driver, writer."

Yao Yi picked up the chalk, wrote the words he read out on the blackboard one by one, turned his head and asked, "What do they have in common?"

This rule is easy to summarize, and the watermelon head replied without thinking about it: "They all end with er." ”

"What else?"

"And ......," Watermelon Head said as he looked down at his vocabulary book and clapped his hands, "what do they mean! Teachers, workers, bakers, dancers, singers, drivers, writers, all of them are some kind of profession." ”

"So?" said Yao, one of the easiest rules in English to summarize, and he believed that the watermelon head would find the answer on its own.

"So, er is placed at the end of the word to indicate a certain person, teach is the verb 'teach', so teacher is a teacher, work is work, so worker is a worker, dance is dancing, dancer is a dancer......" The more watermelon head spoke, the more excited he became, but after saying it, he was deflated, "However, I still can't remember the words teach, work, dance." ”

"First of all, remember that these laws are not absolute and can change in different situations. Secondly, it doesn't matter, for this kind of words, you can connect them, make a sentence, and put the words into specific sentences and specific contexts to memorize. ”

"For example, my teacher loved singing and dancing and dreamed of becoming a writer. Memorize the words 'teacher', 'singing', 'dancing', 'dream', 'becoming', and 'writer' in one sentence, and your workload will be much smaller, and your memory will be much better. ”

"And if you memorize these basic words and master the art of creating them, your vocabulary will multiply several times. Yao Yi smiled, "You know, there are many, many more skills for memorizing English words." ”

"A lot?" the watermelon's eyes flickered, shining with hope.

"A lot, including those words that people don't think are logically related. For example, the teenager you are going to memorize today. Yao Yi wrote the word, then drew two bars and split it into teen|ag|er.

"See what?"

Watermelon stared at the blackboard for a long time, puffed out his cheeks and shook his head.

"A little hint for you. Yao Yi pointed at teen, folded his hands and said, "Thirteen, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, sixteen, seventeen, seventeen."

"Oh, they all end in teen, so teen means dozen!"

"yes, then, what does age mean?"

"Age!"

"What does err mean?"

"Somewhere!"

"Put it together?"

"Teenagers, teenagers!" the watermelon head looked at the blackboard, and his mouth opened wider and wider.

"Close your eyes and tell me, what are the words for teenagers and how do you spell them?"

"teenager!t,e,e,n,a,g,e,r!" the little girl finished spelling out the words, and couldn't wait to open her eyes and look at the blackboard, and saw Yao Yi giving her a thumbs up, and tears welled up in her eyes.

At this moment, there was a commotion outside the door.