Cognitive Learning Environments

In order for one to remember one must either memorize information or manage that information in some way that cannot be forgotten. I know for myself there are times when I cannot remember what I completed the day before without thinking about it for a few minutes. When working with children at a low primary level and expecting them to take in all the information given to them can become quite of a challenge at times. Also when you ask these children what they learned two or three days ago you cross your fingers hoping that whatever strategies you used that day to implement the lesson was useful in order for them to answer the question. For me I believe that working with children at such a young age, every lesson should be related to some kind of real life situations as much as possible. Therefore when asked to recall a certain topic they can image sometime real that occurred. For example with just the basic learning of the alphabet I introduce to my children real life objects that begin with each letter. Such as the simple A for Apple, so when the child is confronted with an apple they have the memory of apple beginning with the letter A. I also find that repetition is a key approach in helping with a child’s memory. When they continually see something over and over it eventually gets embedded in their memory somehow in order for them to recall it later on sometime. Memory is such an important t aspect in life that is crucial to our well being. What is most important is the strategy we use in order for us to help our mind remember any kind of information. Being a teacher the package includes helping students remember information that is instructed to them. Based on the fact that everyone has different learning styles one must try to the best of their ability to meet those different learning styles in order for students to remember important information.