mnemonic devices can be very useful for visual learners.
Auditory Learning Style Auditory learners gain the most knowledge from what they hear. Lecture and discussion methods
can be effective with people who prefer to learn this way.
Teaching strategies that involve the use
of music or other forms of sound can also be beneficial to auditory learners.
• Auditory learners should be encouraged to summarize orally what they have read after they have
read it. This will allow an auditory learner to hear the information, so they can get a better handle
on it.
• Auditory learners tend to retain information from funny little jingles that they make up or that
can be taught. Jingles, songs and poems spoken aloud can help auditory learners remember dates
and events of importance.
• Videos or audio recordings may help auditory learners to gain the necessary knowledge that is
required of them in a given setting.
• Study groups where topics can be discussed and debated aloud can also help auditory learners
grasp the information they are learning.
Physical Learning Style Physical learners tend to retain knowledge the best when they learn through hands-on activities
and when they move around while learning. This learning style can also be referred to as
tactile, kinesthetic or
haptic learning . It is more difficult for the tactile learner to retain knowledge by
reading a textbook, either to themselves or aloud, than it is for other types of learners.
• When tactile learners must comprehend textbook material, they should be encouraged to get up
and move around the room while reading. Additionally, they can be encouraged to move their
hands or tap their feet while they are otherwise sitting still.
• Computer usage can help tactile learners by allowing them to use their sense of touch.
• Tactile learners can have a hard time sitting still and focusing, but concentration can sometimes
be improved by allowing them to sit in the front of the classroom where there are fewer
distractions.
• Comprehension can be enhanced by allowing tactile learners to point things out as they explain
concepts, allowing them to exaggerate their lip movements, or having them learn from auditory
sources that they can listen to while they move around.
• This type of learner can learn concepts by putting them to a beat and being allowed to tap out the
beat as they recite what they need to know.