The Senses and Learning Styles by Whitney Kolstad

VAKT Style

whitneykolstad — 2024-12-07 15:14:40 UTC

Different learning styles can be used to reach the most amount of students effectivly. One model of learning styles is VAKT Stands for visual, auditory, kinaesthetics, tactile. Students learn best when all the senses have been used in a lesson.

Visual

whitneykolstad — 2024-12-07 15:28:19 UTC

What can the student SEE?

Are musical symbols displayed?

Are msuical terms displayed?

Are pictures of composers seen?

Can images relate to a musical idea?

Auditory

whitneykolstad — 2024-12-07 15:28:52 UTC

What can the student HEAR?

Is music playing in the background?

Can they identify musical aspects in what they are hearing?

Have students listened to a variety of sounds and music?

Tactile

whitneykolstad — 2024-12-07 15:29:22 UTC

What can the student TOUCH?

Can we use a percussion instrument?

Can we use an instrument that makes pitch?

Can we write this concept down?

Can we draw musical symobls and terms?

Kinaesthetics

whitneykolstad — 2024-12-07 15:31:18 UTC

What can the student do to MOVE?

Can the student tap or stomp?

Is it possible to act this out?

Can we trade places or move around in a game?

Can the students sway to this?

Can we add actions to this song?