Enhance+Learning+and+Memory

== Writing is a tool for learning. When a student writes about a topic, his understanding is enhanced. The author identifies the information stored in his memory and organizes it, so his readers or listeners understand it. This mental processing provides the author with opportunities to think about the information as his ideas form and to think about it again as the actual writing is completed. == == Writing activats memory as information enters the learner's schema and mental pathways. For information to enter long-term memory, the student must connect propr experiences and current information to build new learning. Writing activities create these bridges, making it easier for learners to recall information for academic activities, daily use, and tests (Chapman and King, 27). ==