How To Teach Auditory Learners

Auditory Learners

Exercise your vocal cords! Auditory Learners learn best through hearing information.

Verbalizing is also very important for learning. Plan plenty of time for discussions. Don't be alarmed if your child reads aloud or talks to herself.

Children with auditory learning styles NEED to hear themselves speak in order to learn.

Auditory learners usually:

Remember what is heard
Speak aloud while writing
Learn to read easily with phonics
Read out loud to themselves
Remember information set to music
Notice sounds
Enjoy being read to
Talk a lot
Are distracted by background noise
Distracted by graphic information during lectures
Gain little meaning from written information until it has been heard
Have poor comprehension when reading silently
Have difficulty following written directions

How to choose Auditory homeschool curriculum.
Choose curriculum that can be read aloud, has audio CDs and online/DVD lectures. Look for resources that include discussion questions and oral assignments.

HISTORY – Reading aloud and books-on-CD are ways to learn American and World history.

LANGUAGE ARTS – Auditory Learners would rather talk about the assignment than write about it. Narration, discussions and oral presentations are alternatives to written assignments.

LITERATURE – Reading aloud and books-on-CD are great ways to enjoy literature.

MATH – Use DVD/online lectures and resources that put facts to music.

PHONICS – Build phonemic awareness through phonics CD's and reading aloud to your child.

SCIENCE – Reading aloud, information set to music, and lectures are ways for your child to learn science. Use narration, discussions, oral presentations and demonstrations for assignments.

Auditory Learning Activities

Ask yourself:
(1) How can the topic be presented verbally?
(2) How can my child 'tell' me what he has learned?