I'm more of a visual learner and found drawing / sketching certain thing or using props helped me a lot.
My pacer quickly clipped on my ruler got me right through to ATPL's as it helped my visualize what was happening with CL, CD, CP etc, it did generate some strange looks from people in the exams
Another popular method is to teach someone/something, be it your teddy, girlfriend, mother, dog or some hobo on the street, as explaining things to someone can set a different anchor than simply reading some text.