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TEACHERSBeing aware of your students’ learning styles and knowing how to effectively communicate concepts to each of them will create a more efficient learning environment.

Did you know? Research on different learning types emerged in the early 1960’s

VISUAL LEARNERS

13 out of every 20 students are visual learners

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About Visual Learners

Prefers to see information

Visualizes information to make relationships between ideas

More inclined to watch a film when bored

Easily distracted by sound

Attracted to color and stories involving precise visual imagery

Study SuggestionsLook directly at the person who is instructing

Visualize what you hear/ read

Use flashcards

Take notes/ draw pictures

Color code notes with highlighters or colored pens

Teaching Strategies

Use pictures, videos, charts, and maps

Position your visual learners in the front of the classroom where they can see best

Use dry erase boards with colored markers

Encourage note taking

AUDITORY LEARNERS

3 out of every 10 students are auditory learners

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About Auditory LearnersPrefers to hear and process information through sound

Understands spoken instructions quicker than written ones

Works well in groups and enjoys classroom discussion

Often recites information out loud to remember it

May hum or talk to self when bored

Read stories, assignments, and directions out loud

Record yourself reciting information, then listen to the recording Use mnemonic devices

Come up with a rhyme to memorize the material

Speak up in class by asking questions or providing input

Study Suggestions

Use sound, music, and speech in daily instruction

Vary the speed and volume of your voice

Encourage class participation/ group discussion

Provide audio tapes for books while students read along

Have students take turns reading passages out loud and repeat information back to you

Teaching Strategies

KINESTHETIC LEARNERS

1 in every 20 students are visual learners

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Enjoys hands-on learning

Understanding comes from building, making, and creating

Often speaks with hand gestures

May have difficulty sitting still for long periods of time

About Kinesthetic Learners

Walk around while studying

Create flashcards and arrange them into groups based on ideas

To memorize spelling, act as though you are writing the word in the air, or trace the word on paper

Take frequent study breaks

Study Suggestions

Create hands-on activities that allow students to stand up or move around

Implement games and art projects into daily instruction

Allow students to act out stories to get them physically involved

Allow breaks every so often for students to stretch and move around

Teaching Strategies

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