• This is How I Learn!!
     
    We are teaching the kids about the different learning styles. There are 3 learning styles: Visual, Auditory, & Tactile-Kinesthetic. The kids were able to complete an activity to determine what kind of learner they are!!Here are some helpful tips to use at home when you are helping your child study!!
     

    VISUAL LEARNER:

    Learning Strengths:

    1. Remember what they read and write
    2. Enjoy visual projects and presentations
    3. Can remember diagrams, charts, and maps well
    4. Understand information best when they SEE it.

    Learning Strategies:

    1. Write down things that you want to remember
    2. Look at the person who is speaking to help you focus
    3. Work in a quiet place
    4. Most visual learners learn best alone When studying, take many notes and write down lots of details
    5. Use color to highlight main ideas
    6. Before reading a chapter or a book, preview it first by scanning the pictures, headings, and so on
    7. Flash cards

    AUDITORY LEARNER:

    Learning Strengths:

    1. Remember what they hear and say.
    2. Enjoy classroom and small group discussion.
    3. Can remember oral instructions well.
    4. Understand information best when they HEAR it.

    Learning Strategies:

    1. Study with a friend so you can talk about the information and HEAR it, too.
    2. Recite out loud the information you want to remember several times.
    3. When reading, skim through and look at the pictures, chapter titles, and other clues and say out loud what you think this book could be about.
    4. Make flashcards for various material you want to learn and use them repeatedly, saying the information out loud.
    5. Read out loud when possible. You need to HEAR the words as you read them to understand them well.
    6. When doing math calculations, use grid paper to help you set your sums out correctly and in their correct columns.

    TACTILE-KINESTHETIC LEARNER:

    Learning Strengths:

    1. Remember what they DO, what they experience with their hands or bodies (movement and touch)
    2. Enjoy using tools or lessons which involve active / practical participation
    3. Can remember how to do things after they’ve done them once (motor memory)
    4. Have good motor coordination

    Learning Strategies:

    1. Sit near the front of the room and take notes throughout the class period
    2. When studying, pace or walk around while reciting to yourself using flashcards, textbooks, or notes
    3. If you need to fidget in class, try doing so in a way which will not disturb others (try jiggling your legs or feet, hand/finger exercises, or handle a koosh ball, tennis ball, or something similar)
    4. Chew gum or eat a snack while studying
    5. You might not study best while at a desk. Try lying on your stomach or back. Try studying while sitting in a comfortable lounge chair or bean bag chair.
    6. Studying with music in the background might suit you (try baroque music as opposed to heavily rhythm-based music)
    7. Take frequent, short, study breaks