Question

Describe how can the needs of different learning styles (auditory learners, visual learners, tactile learners, kinesthetic learners) be addressed when teaching a one hour session or group?

Answer 1

learning styles of auditory learners.

Auditory learning is a learning style in which a person learns through listening. An auditory learner depends on listening and speaking as a main way of learning.Auditory learners must be able to hear what is being said in order to understand and may have difficulty with instructions that are drawn but if the writing is in a logical order it can be easier to understand. They also use their listening and repeating skills to sort through the information that is sent to them. They are good listeners when people speak.

The teachers should use these techniques to instruct auditory learners: verbal direction, group discussions, verbal reinforcement, group activities, reading aloud, and putting information into a rhythmic pattern such as a rap, poem, or song.

learning styles of visual learner

Students with the visual learning style make up more in interesting way to learn the lecture or class. These students are the ones traditional classrooms are designed to teach. They will pay attention to your overhead slides, whiteboard, Smartboard, PowerPoint presentations, handouts, graphs, and charts. They will usually take good notes and will appear to be paying attention during class. If you use a lot of verbal directions without visual cues, visual learners may get confused, as they prefer to have something in writing to refer to.

learning styles of tactile learners

As a tactile learner, we like to take things apart and put things together, and we tend to find reasons to tinker or move around when you become bored. We may be very well coordinated and have good athletic ability. We can easily remember things that were done but may have difficulty remembering what you saw or heard in the process. We often communicate by touching, and we appreciate physically expressed forms of encouragement, such as a pat on the back.

• Here are some things that tactile learners like you can do to learn better:

• Participate in activities that involve touching, building, moving, or drawing.
• Do lots of hands-on activities like completing art projects, taking walks, or acting out stories.
• It's OK to chew gum, walk around, or rock in a chair while reading or studying.
• Use flashcards and arrange them in groups to show relationships between ideas.
• Trace words with your finger to learn spelling (finger spelling).
• Take frequent breaks during reading or studying periods (frequent, but not long).
• It's OK to tap a pencil, shake your foot, or hold on to something while learning.
• Use a computer to reinforce learning through the sense of touch.

Learning styles of kinesthetic learners

Learners with kinesthetic preferences learn through active movements and experiences. Activities such as playing, puppetry, drama, acting and designing ensures involvement of the learners. Thus, it is also important to manage the students during such activities.

• Some effective strategies used to involve unmotivated students during activities are:

• Motivate the students by giving attention and reward, avoid punishment.
• Students should be provided with option to choose activities for learning a particular concept
• Grades can be allotted depending on the participation by using score rubrics
• Activities chosen should encourage all the students to succeed and feel that have accomplished learning through an activity
• Every student has to be given equal opportunity to participate
• Cooperative activities can be organized and positive feedback can be given to encourage the participants teamwork in a class