Counting Devices and Their Uses

Abstract

Anyone who has worked with young children in a natural setting knows that they like to look at real things and to take them in their hands. These are natural avenues of learning upon which we should capitalize in our schools. The impressions gained by taking hold of something are not clearly understood by our psychologists; however researches tend to show that such learning is not only more enjoyable but also it gives more lasting impressions, it is not so readily forgotten. The wise teacher has her pupils use their hands, eyes, voices, and ears in respect to the things being learned. Some children will respond better to one approach than to another but the combination of several seems to give better and longer lasting impressions than one sensory experience alone.