# Mnemonic may chunk memory
Chunking increases working memory capacity. Not all information can be organised in a meaningful way, therefore some type of mnemonic can be useful in that situation to introduce a chunk.
# References
Scientific Secrets for Raising Kids Who Thrive Audiobook | Peter M. Vishton, The Great Courses | Audible.co.uk (opens new window) (Downloadable PDF) (p. 78).
You can also help children with memorization tasks using mnemonics. For example, you can use the bizarre name “Mvem J. Sunp” to remember the names of the planets in the solar system in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto. “King Philip came over for good soup” works well in biology class to remember the order of classification in biology: kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species.
Mnemonics are actually just one example of a broader memory strategy having to do with organizing information. Working memory seems capable of holding onto seven “chunks” of information. A chunk is a meaningfully connected set of information.