Spaced repetition

1) Genie is considered a feral child. That means that she has lived most of her childhood in severe isolation from people. She was isolated from a lot of human interaction as a result from abuse and her father not liking loud noises. This meant that Genie spent most of her childhood sitting for long periods of time and only had interaction with her mother when it was feeding time. Genie was discovered at the age of 13. Genie is a special case for the field of speech-language pathology because…

Introduction. From the very first moments after birth, infants start interacting with a world that is brand new to them: a social world based on communication and the different forms it takes (Clark, 2016: 21). Among these, language is one of the most significant. It is thought that, even prior to birth, children are able to absorb language from their mothers (McElroy, 2013) and, once they are born, they begin the continuous metamorphosis that will transform them into adults. It is important to…

Children are amazing little beings. They learn so much in a short amount of time, especially when it comes to language. In addition to many other things, psycholinguists study children and their language development. They are interested in “whether the capacity for language is a skill that is built into the brain or whether language acquisition is experience-driven” (McCabe 370). I believe that language development happens quickly in children because it is the focus of the adults around them.…

1. Introduction Language serves more purposes than just to communicate ideas from person to person. Language can be both seen and heard. Language can be written or spoken. Speech is described by Crystal (2005, p. 1) to be phonic. Writing is graphic. Crystal (2005, p. 1) speaks of the elements of language as having a physical bond. One cannot begin to write if they are not first familiar with oral language (Gee & Hayes, 2011, p. 57). Likewise, one cannot understand language if one cannot…

Audrey is a student studying in Beijing 101 Middle School, currently in Grade 10. To be ready for her Toefl, SAT1 and AP tests, she recites 30 vocabularies every week meticulously. She usually recites them on the subway to school, her way back home, and even when she exercises in P.E. class. It seems she spends all the time looking at vocabulary cards, in order to get a satisfied score in her weekly quiz. However, her memory never lasts more than two weeks, if without reviewing, and obviously…

Distributed vs. Massed Practice: Which Produces Better Learning? That is the question. Teaching has, and always will require some kind of exercise & application process in order for the student to grasp the material at hand. From the moment Hermann Ebbinghaus, a German psychologist, discovered massed and distributed practice in the 19th century, there have been numerous arguments about which of the two methods provided the best results. Although there have been studies done to back massed…

In the accompanying article, “Learning a Second Language”, the writer, Meg Butler, mentions that students learn a second language through making flash cards and spending hours memorizing verb conjugations. Although children may be able to gain a firmer grasp on second languages before the age of 10, I am not sure that they would be as receptive to the same method of teaching. The article points out that certain schools “like Language Stars capitalize on this window and are able to teach children…

memory, and long-term memory. Sensory memory holds information from the five senses: hear, touch, sight, taste, and smell. However, it can only hold less than three seconds. Short-term memory holds five to nine items for less than 30 seconds without repetition. To make learning easier, you can group bits of information into larger units. If you don't rehearse the information gradually, new information punishes the existing information. Long-term memory has unlimited capacity. It can hold…

How Should Students Study? Learning is a challenging process and learning habits have always been an intriguing topic for researchers, but this topic is the greatest concern to us, the students. Students learn a variety of things in a limited time, and they would benefit from the so-called learning strategies. It appears that how information is presented not only changes what we have learned but also affects how well we have acquired it. Thus, I am going to talk about two learning strategies –…

45). Instead of using end rhyme, Plath rhymes two words in the same line, again, using spacing and line wraps in unconventional ways to achieve her goal. She also uses repetition in multiple instances. In line 7, “the sin, the sin.” is used for the first time and in line 27 it is used again. At the end of the poem she uses repetition again when she says, “Not you, nor him / Nor him, nor him” (line 51-52). Notice that “him” rhymes with “sin.” This is probably to connect whoever “him” is to the…