Dale's Cone of Experience

We were asked to read and comment on Multimadal Learning Through Media.
http://www2.fairmontstate.edu/users/rpierce2/Courses/Visual_Literacy/MML.pdf

Basically the cone has many layers. The cone’s layers are based on the relationships between educational and real life. The top, or peak, the type of learning is very abstract and as you move down the cone the educational experiences are more concrete. Each level of the cone provides experiences that would use all the senses. As you move towards the peak the fewer amount of senses you will use. The more senses a person can use the better chance they will have of retention. Dale believed that when you paired the abstract with the concrete learning is more meaningful.
The cone of experience is logical. Educators across the US know that if you implement the layer the more retention is going to happen. The more hands on or senses used the better the child will understand and retain the concepts. The thing to remember is that when it was written there was limited technology so the information is limited.
I believe that the cone that focuses on reading is correct. I have implemented many of these in my own reading classes at a variety of grade levels. By the time you get to the bottom layer students have a true understanding.