Friday, April 3, 2009

How to cater to all learning styles

I found this really good website that offered learning style tips for teachers. I'll put a few tips up but definitely visit the website! The Website is
http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Teaching_Tips/
Visual Leaners:
  • Ask these students to write down information, even rewriting or highlighting key points.
  • Ask students to preview chapters by looking at subheadings and illustrations before they read each chapter.
  • Seat these students up front, away from windows and doors (to avoid distractions).
  • Encourage them to ask for comments or directions to be repeated if they did not understand directions the first time.
  • Use overheads and flip charts.
Auditory Learners:
  • Audiotapes of classroom activities can be helpful.
  • Suggest that they read class notes into a tape.
  • Encourage them to read the textbook out loud.
  • It can be helpful for these students to say out loud the meaning of the illustrations and main subject headings, and to recite any new vocabulary words.

Kinesthetic Learners:

  • Movement should be planned to avoid distracting others.
  • Memorizing information can be enhanced if these learners are encouraged to physically move about the room.
  • Providing students with a colored desk blotter or a colored transparency to read a book is called "color grounding" and can help focus their attention.
  • Ask them to take notes and encourage them to underline key points as they read.



Hope you found some of these tips useful! Have a great day!

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