There are many different counting methods used in teaching music.  Many of them are linear in nature. They indicate duration of notes  but do not evoke any sense of downbeat and upbeat, elements that form the foundation of musical expression in notation.

Also, some methods require memorizing syllable sounds that are not part of everyday language and do not directly contribute to learning the names of the note symbols.

Instead, Loop Counting shows the downbeat and upbeat and therefore acts as a visual template for demonstrating all the divisions of the beat. It is particularly useful in sight reading tied or dotted notes.

Loop Counting puts the student in complete control of reading without having to rely on memorized aural patterns or a syllable system. As an added benefit, Loop Counting develops spatial intelligence that is necessary in all visual learning in the general academic classroom.

Loops can be demonstrated through hand-clapping, by drawing the loops under notation with a pencil, and understood through toe-tapping, Loops are helpful in lesson books, ensemble music, music dictation, and performance music.

Loop Counting is fully described in the new book

The Neuroscience of Reading Music

by Barbara A. Moir, M. Ed.