Auditory Learners:
Students with this style will be able to recall what they hear and will prefer oral instructions. They learn by listening and speaking. These students enjoy talking and interviewing. They are phonetic readers who enjoy oral reading, choral reading, and listening to recorded books. They learn best by doing the the following:
Interviewing, debating
Participating on a panel
Giving oral reports
Participating in oral discussions of written material
Visual Learners:
Visual learners will be able to recall what they see and will prefer written instructions. These students are sight readers who enjoy reading silently. Better yet, present information to them with a video. They will learn by observing and enjoy working with the following:
Computer graphics
Maps, graphs, charts
Cartoons
Posters
Diagrams
Graphic organizers
Text with a lot of pictures
Tactile Learners:
Students with this strength learn best by touching. They understand directions that they write and will learn best through manipulatives. Try using the Language Experience Approach (LEA) when teaching these students to read. These students will also benefit from whole language approaches to reading. They'll learn best by :
Drawing
Playing board games
Making dioramas
Making models
Following instructions to make something
Kinesthetic Learners:
Kinesthetic learners also learn by touching or manipulating objects. They need to involve their whole body in learning. Total Physical Response is a good ESL method for them. They remember material best if they act it out. These students learn best by:
Playing games that involve their whole body
Movement activities
Making models
Following instructions to make something
Setting up experiments
Global Learners:
Global learners are spontaneous and intuitive. They do not like to be bored. Information needs to be presented in an interesting manner using attractive materials. Cooperative learning strategies and holistic reading methods work well with these learners. Global learners learn best through:
Choral reading
Recorded books
Story writing
Computer programs
Games
Group activities
Analytic Learners:
Analytic learners plan and organize their work. They focus on details and are logical. They are phonetic readers and prefer to work individually on activity sheets. They learn best when:
Information is presented in sequential steps
Lessons are structured and teacher-directed
Goals are clear
Requirements are spelled out
From SDP course
