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Activities for Auditory Learners

Learning styles are the manner in which we best learn and process information. Examples of learning styles includ auditory learners, kinesthetic learners, and visual learners. Each of us has a preference (either obvious or less obvious) to one style of learning or another. As children develop, they can progress through different stages and preferences of learning. There are many characteristics of a student who is an

Kids can succeed with a variety of learning styles. One strategy is to address the sense of hearing when teaching new concepts or reinforcing older concepts.

auditory learner. A few indications include the children who can't seem to stop talking, the child who repeats verbal information outloud, or the child who prefers discussion in classroom activities. Read below to find more characteristics of auditory learners and activities for auditory learners in the classroom or at home.

Characteristics of Auditory Learners

Not all children who are auditory learners will experience all of the characteristics below.
Prefer listening in the classroom
Like to talk
Repeats directions
Can't concentrate when there are noises in the environment
Can't fall asleep to music or a television
Benefits from repetition of directions
Learns best when listening
Learns well from videos
Easily recalls songs, poems, and phrases
Talks out decision processes
Remembers facts in detail when hearing them
Prefers to hear all of the facts when learning something new
Hums or talks to self
Easily can identify differences in pitch or tone of sounds
Follows verbal instructions better than written instructions
Prefers smaller groups in the classroom (limits the auditory distractions)
Remembers facts better after repeating them
Talks or moves lips while they write
Recalls a person's tone of voice when remembering a conversation
When reading or writing, written information may not make sense until it's been read aloud
Writes with light pencil pressure
Children who learn best through the auditory sense may benefit from auditory strategies. Try some of the activities for auditory learners that are listed below:

Activities for Auditory Learners

Read homework directions out loud
Record facts on video and then replay it. A mobile phone or tablet works well for this strategy.
Sing facts to a tune
Write a song when memorizing facts or spelling words
Teach to other students or even to stuffed animals
Practice in front of a mirror
Try a whisper phone
Listen to books on tape using headphones
Rhyme facts
Spell words out loud in different pitches and tones
Use noise eliminating headphones in the classroom or during tests
Find a quiet space for homework
Turn off distractions. Consider televisions, phones, or even fans
Use mnemonic devices to memorize facts
Listen to audiobooks
Use oral reports for classroom projects
Allow students to record portions of homework or projects onto devices
Make flashcards and read them out loud
During classroom lessons, clap or speak louder during important parts
Speak in syllables
What are your best strategies to help auditory learners?

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Learning styles are the manner in which we best learn and process information. Examples of learning styles includ auditory learners, kinesthetic learners, and visual learners. Each of us has a preference (either obvious or less obvious) to one style of learning or another. As children develop, they can progress through different stages and preferences of learning.

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Most students learn best when they are on the move. They learn faster, retain more information and build neural networks that can manipulate that information more effectively when they are in active physical motion. However, this may not match some of our notions of traditional learning, in which students sit silently and attentively in rows. The following kinesthetic activities allow children to learn on the move for better retention and enjoyment of the academic experience.

Kinesthetic-Based Subjects: Gym, Drama, Art and Music

Some school curriculum subjects are kinesthetic-based subjects. For instance, gym, art, music and drama are all subject areas where most teaching strategies are activities that require students to focus on physical movement. Students who are kinesthetic learners often perform better in these subjects. They are able to recall more key concepts and subject-based vocabulary, and they make meaningful connections with the subject material. They understand these subjects because they learn while they are in motion.

Learning on the Move During English Lessons

English classrooms are dynamic environments today, with many opportunities to activate and enhance kinesthetic intelligence. Reading out loud is a kinesthetic activity, and learners have proven to process the materials they read more effectively when they do this. The English or Language Arts classroom is a great place for students to debate, create performances, act out stories, mime, do a gallery walk to explore the poetry and artwork of others, play Scrabble and even enjoy an afternoon of Shakespeare in the Park.

Kinesthetic Learning Stations

Learning in stations can be an effective strategy for classrooms of all subject areas. To do this, the teacher prepares stations of learning in various different locations around the classroom. Each station has the instructions and the required materials for the activity. Students complete the activity at one station and then get up and move to another station to complete the next activity.
Kinesthetic Activities for English or Other Languages:

Using gestures to represent key vocabulary words

Making puppets and presenting puppet shows

Designing graphics and creating artwork to represent story concepts

Playing charades

Kinesthetic Activities for Math:

Using manipulatives to explore concepts

Creating models using various materials

Working with mathematical tools, such as abacuses and protractors.

Tapping, snapping fingers or clapping to show how numbers are related

Playing board games

Combining sports and math activities

Incorporating dance and music with math studies

Drumming out mathematical equations

Kinesthetic Activities for History:

Acting out dramatic performances of historic events

Gallery wall walks

Making models and dioramas of historic places

Visiting local historic sites and museums

Kinesthetic Activities for Science:

Hands-on science experiments

Gardening indoors or outdoors

Making botanical sketches

Creating and building machines and technical devices

While learning to focus in a quiet way is undoubtedly a useful skill, it's important to allow students to remain active during some lessons to optimize learning. Having these kinesthetic activities as part of the curriculum is essential for student success.

The Brain Balance Program incorporates physical movement with cognitive activities and sensory engagement. To learn more about the Brain Balance Program and our whole-child approach, contact us online or find a center near you.

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Learning on the Move: Awesome Activities For Kinesthetic Learners

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Most students learn best when they are on the move. They learn faster, retain more information and build neural networks that can manipulate that information more effectively when they are in active physical motion. However, this may not match some of our notions of traditional learning, in which students sit silently and attentively in rows.

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Kinesthetic activities (also known as hands-on activities) are fantastic for teaching reading and spelling. The term kinesthetic refers to touching, doing, experiencing, or being physically active. The kinesthetic pathway is one of the three main pathways to the brain.

When children are taught using all three pathways to the brain, they learn even more than when they are taught through just one pathway ¹. The more senses we involve, the more learning occurs-and you'll maximize long-term retention of the information. And a great side benefit is that kinesthetic learning activities are usually lots of fun.

Free Kinesthetic Activities to Try with Your Kids

1. If your child reverses letters when she writes, download our free e-book "How to Solve Letter Reversals" for a hands-on solution.

2. Ready to teach contractions? It's easy when you have the right kinesthetic lesson plan! Visit this blog post for lots of hands-on tips.

3. Use the three free activity downloads in The Essential Guide to Teaching Compound Words to help your child practice this important skill.

4. "Swatting Phonograms" is a fantastic hands-on activity your child will love! It's fast-paced, fun, and engaging-the perfect way for your child to review phonograms!

5. If you haven't tried using salt trays as a sensory writing exercise for your children, our blog post and activity Salt Trays for Writing Practice is for you!

6. Fun Ways to Count Syllables is packed with great hands-on activities designed to help your child learn to count syllables!

7. Our blog post Helping Kids Sound Out Words includes free printable step-by-step instructions for using our Blending Procedure for One-syllable and Multisyllabic Words.

8. Ready to turn up the fun on review time? Incorporate one or more of these hands-on activities into your child's daily reading and spelling lessons.

9. Our tactile letter cards provide a great multisensory way for little ones to learn about the alphabet. The free download includes uppercase and lowercase letter templates, instructions, and tips for using your cards.

10. Word Flippers are a super popular part of the All About Reading program. They are fun and motivating for kids and a simple-yet-effective tool for teachers.

11. Activities that use letter tiles are some of the most effective activities for teaching reading and spelling. In fact, every lesson in All About Reading and All About Spelling includes letter tiles.

12. Live near the beach? Trace letters, words, or phonograms in the sand. Is it winter? Go outside and stomp giant letters in the snow.

13. For some ooey-gooey fun, fill a zip-top baggie with shaving cream, whipped cream, liquid soap, glue, or pudding. Seal the bag and have your child write letters or words on the bag.

14. Spell words while jumping on a trampoline, bouncing a ball, or playing catch. Yell out one letter for every jump, bounce, or toss!

15. Playing with the alphabet is a great way to encourage mastery of letters and sounds! Use playdough, pipe cleaners, or Wikki Stix to form letters and words.

16. Write letters or words in each square of a hopscotch grid. Follow standard hopscotch rules, using beanbags, stones, or bottle caps for markers. When the child stoops to pick up his marker, he reads the letter or word in the square.

17. Use a marker to write letters or words on a large beach ball. Have your child throw the ball in the air, catch it, and say the letters or words closest to his thumbs.

18. Have a "snowball" fight using ping pong balls, Nerf balls, or crumpled paper. Write letters or words on index cards and tape them to the wall. As you call out letters or words, your child must find them and throw snowballs at them.

19. Play hide and seek with words and sentences. Write them on pieces of paper and hide them around the room. When your child finds a piece of paper, he must read it before searching for the next one.

20. Segmenting is a critical skill for spelling success. Visit our blog post and download a great segmenting activity to try with your child.

Kinesthetic Activities Are Fun-and the Possibilities Are Endless!

Do you have a favorite hands-on activity for teaching reading and spelling? Post in the comments below!

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¹Farkus, R.D. (2003). Effects of traditional versus learning-styles instructional methods on middle school students. The Journal of Educational Research, 97(1), 42-51.

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20 Activities for Kinesthetic Learning (+ FREE Downloads)

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Kinesthetic activities (also known as hands-on activities) are fantastic for teaching reading and spelling. The term kinesthetic refers to touching, doing, experiencing, or being physically active. The kinesthetic pathway is one of the three main pathways to the brain.

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Making up about 5% of the population, tactile and kinesthetic learners absorb information best by doing, experiencing, touching, moving, or being active in some way.

Enjoy feeling, discovery, and action

Remember by using tools, building models, and manipulating things

Learn through emotions, touch, movement, and space

Enjoy demonstrations of concept demonstrations

Master skills through imitation and practice

Benefit from hands-on teaching techniques

Find it difficult to sit still for long periods of time

Remember who did what in the past, rather than what they said or how they looked

Prefer to stand, walk about or use large motor muscles when learning

Learn well from field trips and excursions

Tend to collect things

Do not have good handwriting

Are weaker at spelling

Talk fast, using hands to communicate

Benefit from role-playing and simulations

Enjoy having background music while studying or working

Good at sports

Take frequent breaks when studying

Think in terms of physical action

May play a musical instrument

Enjoy exploring the environment

Participate in martial arts, dance

Can grasp concepts when abstract theories are combined with practical experience

Enjoy science experiments, construction games, arts and crafts

Could be considered hyperactive

More relaxed and open to learning in a beanbag than a hard chair

Good internal compass for finding their way around

Get restless during long lectures

Comfortable touching others as a gesture of friendship

Prefer participating actively rather than watching video or reading from a book

Learn more effectively when free to move

Studies effectively laying on floor or bed, fidgeting, tapping fingers, or touching objects

Suggestions for Tactile-kinesthetic Learners

Create a model

Demonstrate a principle

Practice a technique

Participate in simulations

Engage in hands-on activities

Study in comfortable position, not necessarily sitting in a chair

Preferred Test Styles for Tactile-Kinesthetic Learners

Multiple choice, short definitions, fill-in-the-blanks

Worst Test Type

Long essay tests

Possible Career Paths

Dancers, personal trainers, physical education teachers, actors, firefighters, athletes, mimes, martial artists, yoga teachers, personal coaches

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Making up about 5% of the population, tactile and kinesthetic learners absorb information best by doing, experiencing, touching, moving, or being active in some way.

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Study Strategies for the Kinesthetic Learning Style

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Kinesthetic learners process information best by doing. If you’re a kinesthetic learner, try these study techniques.

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Often, kinesthetic learners are misunderstood. Their need for movement is sometimes viewed as a behavior problem. These are often the students who are constantly being told to "sit still" in their desks. Unfortunately the more we urge kinesthetic learners to sit still, the more they seem to need to move.

Once we understand that movement IS a learning style,

the more success we will have with kinesthetic learners.

Once we understand that movement IS a learning style, the more success we will have with these very special learners. We can learn to make the need to move work FOR us.

Two other important strategies that are powerful for kinesthetic learners are story and visual. So, to recap, the three best strategies to use when teaching a kinesthetic learner are:

Child1st addresses the needs of the kinesthetic learner by incorporating hand and body motions, visuals and story in every concept taught. This is why we are here. We have spent years developing teaching resources that by their very nature are multisensory and meet the needs of visual learners, kinesthetic/tactile learners, and right-brain learners. Those designations cover a multitude of different learning styles and preferences.

Learns best through movement

Will focus on the whole picture

Learns best with 3-D materials

Needs to move while processing new information, but with very little external stimulation that would distract (let the body move but limit objects and visuals in the environment that would capture their focus away from the lesson)

Needs to learn using hands-on activities to process learning

Is often highly intuitive

Needs to physically process what he is learning - let them actually do the work rather than listen to how it is done

SnapWords® on a clothesline makes for a great kinesthetic learning activity!
1. Give them plenty of outdoor time. A small study of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder last year found that walks outdoors appeared to improve scores on tests of attention and concentration. (Taken from a NY Times article by Tara Parker-Pope)

2. Let them move! They will learn more quickly and effectively if you let them stand at their desk, swing their legs, pace the floor - as long as they are not disrupting other students.

3. Break up long lessons into smaller chunks, change teaching location (sit on rug, sit in desks, go outside, switch seats, etc.)

4. If you are teaching steps for solving a problem, have students imagine themselves following the steps.

5. Their attention follows their hands. Encourage them to draw sketches or diagrams of what they are hearing in a lesson, or when doing a sheet of math problems, teach them to point to each problem they come to. Let them use flashcards with information they are learning.

Resources designed for kinesthetic, tactile, & visual learners

Teach letter sounds, shapes, and vowels to your visual, kinesthetic or tactile learner. Alphabet Tales uses stories, visuals, and hands-on activities and crafts for each letter that make learning and remembering letters and their sounds a snap.

SnapWords® are designed to capture attention, hold attention, and be easily remembered. They are the best resource for active learners because the words can be captured in a glance and each word has a related body movement. Try SnapWords® for free and see the difference!

Easy-For-Me™ is a complete program for teaching reading for K-2nd grade. It is effective because the multisensory approach to learning engages your child on all levels, and utilizes his/her own learning style strengths. Every skill is taught using visuals and body movement so the active child is fully engaged.

The Right-Brained Math Series teaches math concepts using elements that work for children who learn best with visuals, patterns, stories, hands-on activities and body movements - kinesthetic, tactile, and visual learners.

It is important to understand as much as possible about the learning strengths of each of our children. Believe me - they don't all learn the same way!

Kinesthetic learners generally are gifted with their bodies. They are aware of their body in space - have great balance. They are coordinated. They learn sports and other body skills easily. Read more about kinesthetic learners.

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Teaching Strategies that Meet the Needs of Kinesthetic Learners

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How to teach a kinesthetic learner Often, kinesthetic learners are misunderstood. Their need for movement is sometimes viewed as a behavior problem. These are often the students who are constantly being told to "sit still" in their desks. Unfortunately the more we urge kinesthetic learners to sit still, the more they seem to need to move.

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Are you one of those people who closes your eyes to envision the exact location of where you left your car keys? Do you bring up mental imagery when you're trying to remember what you did last Tuesday afternoon? Do you remember the cover of every book you've ever read? Do you have a photographic or near-photographic memory? Perhaps you are one of those people with the visual learning style.

What is Visual Learning Style?

Visual Learning is one of the three different learning styles popularized by Neil D. Fleming in his VAK model of learning. The visual learning style means that people need to see information to learn it, and this "seeing" takes many forms from spatial awareness, photographic memory, color/tone, brightness/contrast, and other visual information. Naturally, a classroom is a very good place for a visual learner to learn. Teachers use overheads, the chalkboard, pictures, graphs, maps, and many other visual items to entice a visual learner into knowledge.

Strengths of Visual Learners

Visual learners typically do well in a modern classroom setting. After all, there are just so many visuals in classrooms - whiteboards, handouts, photos, and so on. These students have many strengths that can boost their performances in school. Here are just a few of the strengths of this learning type:

Instinctively follows directions

Easily visualizes objects

Has a great sense of balance and alignment

Is an excellent organizer

Has a strong sense of color, and is very color-oriented

Can see the passage from a page in a book in his or her mind

Notices minute similarities and differences between objects and people easily

Can envision imagery easily

Visual Learning Strategies for Students

If you are a visual learner, you may find these things helpful when sitting in class or studying for a test. Visual learners need things in front of them to help solidify them in their brains, so don't try to go it alone when listening to lectures or studying for your next midterm. Be sure to integrate these tips into your study routine:

Color-code your notes, vocabulary words, and textbook

Be sure to read the diagrams, maps, and other visuals that go along with text to help you remember it

Make to-do lists in an agenda

Study in solitude. You need to see things to remember them and often, any noise will distract you.

Take notes during lectures to capitalize on your learning style

Sit near the front so you're better able to see everything

Use outlines and concept maps to organize your notes

Visual Learning Strategies for Teachers

Students with the visual learning style make up about 65 percent of your 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.

Try these strategies for reaching those students with the visual learning type:

Supplement verbal lectures with a handout, diagram, or other visuals

Incorporate color into your presentations, the classroom, and handouts

Give written instructions and expectations

Vary your reading in class with solitary reading time so visual learners will take in the information better.

Vary your instructional methods (lectures, group work, solitary work, pairs, circles) and assignments so every learner is challenged

Show your students how to complete a task instead of just telling your students how to complete a task.

Show students how to make great vocabulary flashcards

Use video and still images to enhance your presentations

Provide written feedback on assignments

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Discover These Visual Learning Traits and Tricks for Studying

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According to some educational theorists, there are as many as nine different types of intelligence and multiple styles of learning. Tactile or kinesthetic learners are those who learn through experiencing and doing things.

How Tactile Learners Learn

Tactile learners like to experience the world and act out events. To remember a phone number, tactile learners may remember the pattern of their fingers as they press the numbers on a phone or keypad.

Tactile learners can remember complicated directions once they've acted them out.

Look over these traits to see if they sound familiar to you. You may be a tactile learner if you are someone who:

Is good at sports

Can't sit still for long

Is not great at spelling

Does not have great handwriting

Likes science lab

Studies with loud music on

Likes adventure books, movies

Likes role-playing

Takes breaks when studying

Builds models

Is involved in martial arts or dance

Is fidgety during lectures

Challenges for Tactile Learners

Because tactile learners learn best through movement, they may become bored more quickly than other students while listening to a class lecture. They may also find it difficult to focus on long lectures, write extended essays, or read for extended periods of time.

Study Tips for Tactile Learners

An active study is good for every student. But it is especially important for the tactile learner to use active study strategies when preparing for a school exam. Tactile learners need to be actively involved as they receive and process new information. Kinesthetic learners can benefit from:

Studying in short blocks of time

Role-playing

Taking lab classes

Taking field trips or visiting museums

Studying with others

Using memory games

Using flashcards to memorize

Using a smart pen for taking notes. A smartpen records audio content that takes place while the student is taking notes. That means that students can go back to review class notes and listen to any lecture that took place as the student recorded notes.

"Acting out" the topics, stories, and subjects they study. For example, activities like reacting to the past enable students to immerse themselves in the topics and "experience" subjects they study.

Tactile learners may choose to use the Journey Method for memorizing new information (mentally placing concepts in a location). Learning games and group activities are good tactics for the tactile learner. The more active this student can be during study time, the more information that study is likely to retain.

When preparing for an exam of any type, the tactile learner should practice writing a test essay (make up your own essay questions). Write the first essay using the textbook as a guide, then practice the essay several times in preparation for test day.

Opportunities for Tactile Learners

Certain types of classes are likely to appeal to tactile learners. For example, tactile learners will thrive in the sciences that include a lab experience. They are also likely to do well in classes that combine hands-on and conceptual learning such as:

Culinary arts

Home economics

Early childhood development

Theater or other performing arts

Visual arts (sculpture, for example)

Engineering

If you are a tactile learner in a high school or college setting, consider choosing electives or a major that makes the most of your strengths.

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If you use the visual style, you prefer using images, pictures, colors, and maps to organize information and communicate with others. You can easily visualize objects, plans and outcomes in your mind's eye. You also have a good spatial sense, which gives you a good sense of direction. You can easily find your way around using maps, and you rarely get lost. When you walk out of an elevator, you instinctively know which way to turn.

The whiteboard is a best friend (or would be if you had access to one). You love drawing, scribbling and doodling, especially with colors. You typically have a good dress sense and color balance (although not always!).

Common pursuits and phrases

Some pursuits that make the most use of the visual style are visual art, architecture, photography, video or film, design, planning (especially strategic), and navigation.

You may tend to use phrases like these:

Let's look at it differently.

See how this works for you.

I can't quite picture it.

Let's draw a diagram or map.

I'd like to get a different perspective.

I never forget a face.

Learning and techniques

If you are a visual learner, use images, pictures, color and other visual media to help you learn. Incorporate much imagery into your visualizations.

You may find that visualization comes easily to you. This also means that you may have to make your visualizations stand out more. This makes sure new material is obvious among all the other visual images you have floating around inside your head.

Use color, layout, and spatial organization in your associations, and use many 'visual words' in your assertions. Examples include see, picture, perspective, visual, and map.

Use mind maps. Use color and pictures in place of text, wherever possible. If you don't use the computer, make sure you have at least four different color pens.

Systems diagrams can help you visualize the links between parts of a system, for example major engine parts or the principle of sailing in equilibrium. Replace words with pictures, and use color to highlight major and minor links.

The visual journey or story technique helps you memorize content that isn't easy to 'see.' The visual story approach for memorizing procedures is a good example of this.

Peg words and events come easily to you, however you need to spend some time learning at least the first ten peg words. Afterwards, your ability to visualize helps you peg content quickly.

The swish technique for changing behaviors also works well for you, as it relies on visualization.

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If you use the visual style, you prefer using images, pictures, colors, and maps to organize information and communicate with others. You can easily visualize objects, plans and outcomes in your mind's eye. You also have a good spatial sense, which gives you a good sense of direction.

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Find out you learning style quickly and effectively with these simple tests.

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What Is My Learning Style - Auditory Learner

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Definition: A kinesthetic-tactile learning style requires that you manipulate or touch material to learn. Kinesthetic-tactile techniques are used in combination with visual and/or auditory study techniques, producing multi-sensory learning.

Kinesthetic-Tactile Style

Like to make things with your hands

Remember best when you make things for your studies

Making something for a subject helps you understand better

Prefer making charts or posters for group projects to gathering the information

Remember spelling words better if you write them several times

Study Strategies

Use all the manipulative study strategies you can think of, for example:

Write

Make visuals (concept maps, time lines, charts, graphs

Make models

Use your fingers (e.g. for counting off items you are reviewing)

Prepare/use index cards

Use the movement of your body to increase attention to your study, for example:

Chew gum

Pace

Tap your foot or pencil

Study in a rocking chair

Look for participation activities with other students to enhance your learning

Caution

If you move your body while studying and reviewing, you will find you also need to move your body during a test to aid recall. Keep this in mind when choosing the type of movement to use.

Confounding Factor

Attention Deficit Disorder

What if you are disorganized, distractible and have a short attention span? You also notice you are a poor planner and get "bored" easily. You may not be a kinesthetic learner so much as a person who needs motion to concentrate. Consider whether you might have ADD or ADHD. If so, there will be other things you can do to improve your attention. Make an appointment to discuss this at the Center for Academic Success and Advising (CASA)
Adapted from: Laskey, Marcia L. and Paula W. Gibson, College Study Strategies. Allyn and Bacon, Boston, 1997.

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Do you prefer lectures over long reading assignments? Are you great at following verbal directions? Do you benefit from in-class discussions and receive great marks for class participation? If so, you may be an auditory learner.

Auditory learning is one of the three learning styles established by the VAK model of learning. In essence, auditory learners retain information best when it is presented through sound and speech.

Auditory learners generally remember what their teacher says and readily participate in class. They are good listeners and often very social, which means they can sometimes get distracted from the lesson by everything else going on in the classroom. Auditory learning methods range from studying with voice recordings to memorizing vocabulary words by inventing short songs.

Strengths of Auditory Learners

From kindergarten to calculus class, auditory learners will be some of the most engaged and responsive members of any classroom. Here are some of the strengths that will help them achieve success in the classroom:

Good at explaining ideas out loud

Knack for understanding changes in tone of voice

Skilled at oral reports and class presentations

Unafraid to speak up in class

Follows verbal directions well

Effective member of study groups

Gifted storyteller

Able to work through complex problems by talking out loud

Auditory Learning Strategies

Those with an auditory learning style like to speak and hear others speak in order to learn, but they may have trouble reading silently or staying engaged in a completely quiet classroom. If you are an auditory learner, try these strategies to improve your learning experience.

Find a study buddy. Team up with a study group or a reliable study partner and quiz each other on the content. Verbally reinforcing the information will help you retain it, especially if you have to memorize lots of details.

Record class lectures. Ask your instructor's permission to create audio recordings of class lectures. During class, focus your brain power on listening closely to the lecture. You'll process the information much better this way than if you try to jot down every word the teacher says. Later, you can listen back to the recording and take notes on the most important information.

Sit near the front of the room. Find a spot in the front row so that you can hear every word of the lecture.

Listen to classical music. Listen to lyric-free music while you study. (Music with lyrics may be too distracting.)

Participate in class discussions as much as possible. Talking about your ideas and voicing your questions will increase your understanding of the material. Encourage other students when they speak so that others feel just as comfortable as you do speaking in front of a group.

Record yourself reading key terms and their definitions out loud. Then, listen to the recording while you walk to class, exercise, or get ready for bed.

Repeat facts with your eyes closed. This technique will help you focus your attention on the auditory process, rather than any other visual stimuli that might be in front of you.

Read assignments out loud. If you're given a homework assignment that involves reading a lengthy chapter, don't feel like you're trapped into a silent reading session. Instead, curl up in your room or another study space and read aloud to yourself. (You can even make it interesting by using goofy voices.)

Auditory Learning Tips for Teachers

Auditory learners need to listen, speak, and interact in order to learn. They are often social butterflies. Help the auditory learners in your class put their gift of gab to good use with these teaching strategies.

Call on auditory learners to answer questions.

Lead class discussions and reward class participation.

During lectures, ask auditory learners to repeat ideas in their own words.

Record your lectures so that auditory learners can listen to them more than once.

Allow any struggling auditory learner to take an oral exam instead of a written one.

Create lesson plans that include a social element, such as paired readings, group work, experiments, projects, and performances.

Modulate your vocal tone, inflection, and body language during lectures.

Allow students with an auditory learning style to listen to approved music during silent study periods.

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Understanding the Auditory Learning Style

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Auditory learners process information best by hearing. If you are an auditory learner, try these study strategies and techniques.