Making a switch to digital

“I like the numbers. It was hard to learn at the beginning but now

that I’m used to it, it’s not.”

Ryan Udkoff, 8,

Newport Beach

“You use your hands and it’s easier to learn math.”

Calder Maloney, 8,

Newport Beach

“You don’t have to use your mouth, you can just use your hands.”

Karsten Sigband, 8,

Newport Beach

“Your ears don’t hurt and you can stretch your arms.”

Olivia Dajee, 8,

Newport Beach

“It’s fun and challenging. You’ve got to move your fingers right

or you might say something wrong.”

Jake Chavez, 9,

Newport Beach

“You get to stretch out and it’s fun because it’s quiet.”

Lucas Brandom, 9,

Newport Beach

-- Interviews and photographs compiled by Marisa O’Neil