How Repetition Strengthens The Brain

 How Repetition Strengthens the Brain

Parents always cheer - silently and sometimes even out loud! - when we announce the start of new units, mainly because they're ready for something new. We get it!!

But why is it that we don't have "new" every week in Kindermusik? Why do we incorporate so much repetition in our lessons?

In early childhood, repetition forms the basis for learning, skill development, and accomplishment.

Each of our brain cells can have 15,000 connections (or synapses) to other brain cells. So, how do we strengthen those neural pathways? By using them!

Young children repeat the same thing over and over and over because they are strengthening the connections in their brain that are developing from that repeated experience.

They also repeat what they love and what gives them joy. So when they ask to hear the same Kindermusik song for the 100th time, know that the repetition is helping to grow their brains!

The Importance of Repetition*

  • Repetition helps strengthen the brain’s neural processors for learning
  • Repetition teaches children to practice, master, and retain knowledge
  • Repetition provides the opportunity for practice and reinforcement
  • Repetition is needed for skill mastery and success
  • Children learn through repetition and memorization
  • Children learn self-discipline and critical reflection through repetition
  • Through repetition of movement, coordination is improved
  • Through repetition, children learn to differentiate variations and differences in the world around them
  • Through repetition, children develop the confidence to progress
  • Repetition teaches children to internalize concepts
  • Higher order repetition such as synthesis, analysis and application develop the child’s intelligence

*Quoted from this article

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