Organization is the bases for most memory strategies.
Modern technology has provided tape recorders, video cameras and computers to enrich the note taking process.
Appointment books serve a similar purpose. Other strategies involve asking someone else to remind us to do something; or employing some bizarre activity, like tying a string around a finger to serve as a reminder of something.
While many of these strategies are inappropriate for young children, video cameras and tape recorders may help them to remember and more fully enjoy recent events, like birthday parties or excursions, for example, to the zoo or to the country etc.
Strategy Mind-sets for Memory: For the most part, a single word forms the basis for most strategies--organization.
Organizing information, whether realistically or artificially is very helpful to recall. One form of organization is called chunking.