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The Metronome and Rote Learning

Charlotte Milman, MA, is a reading therapist at The Children’s Aid Society, 150 E. 45th Street, New York, New York 10017. Most children use rote memory efficiently from earliest childhood, absorbing and being able to recall at will word sequences such as songs and rhymes that they hear frequently in their environment. They often repeat such things as television commercials accurately and with great enjoyment even though they may not understand the individual words. This aspect of memory is indispensable to the attainment of many important skills. When rote memory does not function well, certain kinds of learning become difficult and intervention in the form of special help is indicated.