A study revealed that repetition can be the key to learning.
A study carried out at the British University of Sussex comments that repeating the same story over and over again is good for children’s learning. The research was led by psychologist Jessica Horst where two groups of 3-year-olds were exposed, learning two new words and each one was a made-up word to designate an unknown object, such as “sprock “, to refer to a manual item used to mix food.
For one week, one group heard three different stories with these words, while the other group heard the same story with the same new words. Later it was found that children who had been told only one story remembered the new words better than children who had been told three different stories.
“What this research suggests – the psychologist explained – is that what is important is not the number of books, but the repetition of each one of them, because it is what fosters greater learning.”
Each time a child listens to the same story, he acquires more information because he first understands the story, then perceives the details. You don’t need large amounts of books to entertain him and give him the tools he needs for a good learning, “concluded the expert.