Learning Styles

Suggestions for Haptic / Kinesthetic Learners Learn by doing Pace or walk around Look at the pictures – summary or end-of chapter questions – section headings and bold-faced words Fidget

 Study on your stomach or back  If you have a stationary bicycle, try reading while pedaling  Color grounding  Take breaks as frequently as you need  Writing in the air

Suggestions for Auditory Learners  Information through your ears. Hear it.  Study with a buddy  Recite out loud  Record  Before reading a chapter, look at all the pictures, headings, and talk out loud and tell what you think this chapter will be about.

Write vocabulary words in color on index cards with short definitions on the back. Set a specific study goal and say it out loud. Read aloud Use graph paper

Suggestions for Visual Learners Read or see the information. Write things down Look at the person while they are talking Work in a quiet place Ask a teacher to explain something again when you don’t understand Study alone Take lots of notes

Copy over your notes Use color to highlight main Set a study goal and write it down. Preview a chapter before reading by first looking at all the pictures, section headings, etc. Select a seat furthest from the door and window and toward the front of the class Write vocabulary words in color on index cards with short definitions on the back.

Homework Practice in your learning style for one week in your classes Write a paragraph about your experience – What did you integrate? – Describe your experience? – How did it contribute to your learning?