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Yesterday we looked at what a learning style is, today we’ll talk about how to figure out which one best fits your child.
Here are some questions to get you started (Borrowed from Studying Style):
Does your child:
- Love books and magazines?
- Have a photographic memory?
- Learn well with graphs, charts and diagrams?
- Tend to be detail oriented?
- Prefer written instructions over oral?
- Tend to be good at spelling?
Your child is most likely a visual learner!
Does your child:
- Benefit from reading aloud?
- Tend to be more talkative?
- Enjoy music and tend to hum and sing to themselves?
- Good a grammar and foreign languages?
- Enjoy working in a study group?
- Read slowly?
Your child is most likely an auditory learner!
Does your child:
- Learn through emotion and touch?
- Enjoy manipulating things and building models?
- Struggle with spelling?
- Enjoy excelling in sports?
- Enjoy science experiments and hands-on activities?
- Seem hyper-active at times?
Your child is most likely a kinesthetic/tactile learner!
While this is not an exhaustive list, it can give you a good idea of where to start. Learning style theories are just that – theories.
Our children are unique and special and most likely do not fit into one certain box. It is a good idea to know how to best help your child learn what is being taught in the way they learn it best.
When parent and child are in sync, successful school days are sure to follow!
Need more resources? Here’s a list to get you going! These sites will help you find out your child’s style, and also give you ideas of ways to teach your child according to their learning style!
Photo Courtesy of Hurricane Valley Journal
You can find Beth, urban homesteader and homeschooler, at her blog Coming Up For Air!
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I learned about the importance of learning styles when I begin homeschooling my daughter in Kindergarten.
She was really struggling in reading and math. I seriously considered having her tested for a learning disability.
I was explaining my frustration with a fellow homeschooler who introduced me to the concept of learning styles.
Long story short, I was doing everything wrong as far as teaching to her learning style.
I changed my methods and curriculum and WOW what a difference it made! She started reading (and enjoyed it) and her math improved a lot. School time was a joy instead of a battle and tears.
I’m such a believer in learning styles I have a website that explains learning styles with curriculum suggestions for each learning style (all for free).
I really want to get the word out about how teaching to a child’s learning style can really improve their academics.
Jena
http://www.custom-homeschool-curriculum.com