Sensory Learning Style
Sensory learning styles are types of learning that are acquired through the five senses.
There are three major types of sensory learning styles: visual, auditory and kinesthetic. Some researchers may argue that we also have a sixth sense. Still, that sixth sense can be included in the kinesthetic learning style.
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Breakdown of Percentages within General Population
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60 percent are visual learners.
30 percent are auditory learners.
10 percent are kinesthetic learners.
Visual Learning Style
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The visual learning style is when the learner learns by looking at the teacher and her body language. Visual learners learn better by using charts, graphs, videos and pictures. These visual children need to see what you do in order for them to do it themselves. It would not be productive, even if visual learners have a quick eye, to show something to the visual child for 5 seconds and test her on it. The brightly colored visual aids and demonstrations of a lesson are the basis for a visual learning child's success.
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Auditory Learning Style
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The auditory learner learns best when she is listening to the teacher explain the lesson. An auditory learner will use music, beats and rhythms to remember information. An auditory learner needs to read the words of the textbook or notes aloud to herself. For children in the learning process, it is best for the teacher and the parents to keep the auditory child talking and listening in conversation, so that the child can get the most out of the learning experience. With positive affirmation and re-enforcement of good verbal analytical skills, the auditory child is able to excel in whatever she endeavors to do.
Kinesthetic Learning Style
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The kinesthetic learning style is one that people have when they need to learn by doing things. They are constantly moving around, fidgeting or tapping on a surface while listening, watching or doing both to receive information from the teacher. A kinesthetic learner needs to take notes in class to feel each letter and word being written out. Kinesthetic learners have the ability to perceive movement through stimulus in one's own body. These kinesthetic children are often the children constantly being told to sit down or not get out of their seats in class. Some children don't get out of their seats, but you will never see a static body. They are also the ones in which hands-on lessons are the ones that provide the most information and learning for the child.
Assimilating All Three Styles to One Lesson
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To adapt a classroom or learning environment, the traditional classroom prototype needs to be transformed into one where honesty in learning and flexibility prevails. Shield the child from unnecessary information, but do not hold her back from really learning about the subject. Use visual aids, music and sounds and let the children hold objects that pertain to the lesson. Take mini fields trips outside the classroom. Let the children understand how the lesson connects to the world. This is how all three learning styles can get the most out of the lesson and, in turn, can pass the truth on to others.
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