Explaining knight move to kids I am currently teaching a kid (~6 years) chess and we started with the pieces.  While she had no trouble picking up the rules for the rook, the bishop, the queen and the king, the knight seems more difficult.  

I explained that the knight takes two steps horizontal or vertical and then it makes a turn and one more step.  While with the other pieces she immediately "sees" which moves are possible, for the knight she is now counting, counting and counting.  I think she already got better and sometimes just "sees" where she can move, but often she does not.

Now I have the following questions:
Will this problem just vanish with increasing practice?  Or is the way I introduced the knight move not suitable?

Should I try and explain the knight move differently, e.g., more visually? In this case I would be thankful for any suggestions.  So far I have refrained from giving alternative explanation to avoid confusion.
This problem does vanish with time, but it takes longer depending on the person... Personally when I teach others about the knight movement I explain it with the "L" letter.

If they draw the letter L horizontally and vertically they will get all the squares he can go to. This is in my opinion simpler to understand as they will be using a letter they already know, it's not something they will need to learn in order to use it.

This would obviously not work if she does not know English letters, but hopefully this gives you an idea on how to make it easier.