How to Teach Auditory Learners

Auditory learners acquire knowledge best by hearing the information. They prefer spoken instructions to written instructions and they usually need to read things out loud to remember them. They learn best by using their ears and concentrating on the sounds that they hear.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Music
• Television
• Sound
• Flashcards

1. Teach auditory learners by using sounds, music and speech. They remember new information best by hearing it. Words stick in their memory so teach them by speaking out loud.
2. Tell students how to do something instead of showing them. Tell them step by step because they remember verbal instructions best. Also, explain how to use something instead of just showing them. The words they hear will stick in their memories.
3. Keep music in the room. Auditory learners like sound when they are trying to concentrate. Some even prefer to work near others or with a television on. A quiet room can be distracting to them.
4. Train auditory learners to read things out loud. Tell them to read books to a pet or to listen to stories on tape. They may forget a story if they only read the words on a page.
5. Teach them to spell by saying words out loud and hearing each sound. Teach them to look at a word and say the word out loud. Then say each letter out loud, look away, remember what it sounds like and spell it out loud.
6. Make jingles for remembering facts or use each letter of a word to make a rhyme. Teach auditory learners to remember lists by creating rhymes with each first letter in the list. Visual learners also like jokes and riddles.
7. Teach math by reciting facts out loud. Auditory learners like to hear the question and the answer out loud. Flashcards work great with this group.

Tips & Warnings

• Believe auditory learners when they say they need noise to concentrate.
• Written work may be messy.