Using your child’s learning styles for teaching makes learning easier for your child. Do you know what that means to YOU?

It means you won’t have to repeat yourself as much. Your child will also learn more quickly! You can cut down on the time you spend teaching. Fortunately, this helps a lot if you have to repeat yourself for your child to learn.

Models you can use to find your child’s learning style(s):

The most popular model is the VAKT learning style model. VAKT stands for visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile.

The Multiple Intelligences theory is also a well-known model. It focuses on teaching to a child’s natural abilities.

My favorite for creating a great learning space is the Dunn and Dunn model. Unlike most models, this one looks at your child’s needs, as far as how his learning space helps learning.

Visit the learning style pages below to learn how to better teach your child.

Here is a list of learning styles pages on this website:

Learning Styles:

• Find Your Child’s Learning Style.
• Learning Styles Lesson Planning.
• Learning Styles Overview.
• Changes needed to make ANY Curriculum Multi-sensory.
• Learning-styles Lesson Creation.
• Effective Teaching with Learning Styles.
• Learning Styles and Preferences.
• Emotional Learning Style.
• Environmental Learning Needs.
• Physiological Learning Style.
• Psychological Learning Style.
• Sociological Learning Needs.
• Learning Styles.
• Multiple Intelligences.
• Dunn and Dunn.
• VAKT Learning.

Auditory Learning Style:

• Learning & Teaching Activities for Auditory Learners.
• Auditory Learning Style and Verbal / Linguistic Intelligence.
• Auditory Learners and The Auditory Learning Style.

Visual Learning Style:

• Graphic Organizers & Mind Mapping for Visual Learners.
• Visual Learning Activities for Children.
• Learning Aids for Visual Learners.
• Visual Learning Style and Visual / Spatial Intelligence.
• Teaching Your Visual Learner.

Kinesthetic Learning Style:

• Kinesthetic Learning Style and Body / Kinesthetic Intelligence.
• 24 Activities for Teaching Kids with Kinesthetic Learning Styles.

Tactile Learning Style:

• 21 Teaching Activities for Tactile Learners & Hands-on Learning.
• Tactile Learning Style and the Tactile Definition.
• Activities for Christmas : Great for Hands-On Learning.
• Hanukkah Activities : Great for Hands-On Learning.
• Activities for Kwanzaa : Great for Hands-On Learning.
• President’s Day Activities : Great for Hands-On Learning.
• Activities for Saint Patrick’s Day : Great for Hands-On Learning.
• Hands-On activities for Thanksgiving.

For Multi-sensory teaching, chose an activity from each of your child’s learning styles. Then teach each concept using a variety of activities. Multi-sensory teaching takes a bit of pre-planning. However, once you get use to it, it’s pretty easy to teach that way. It is also well worth the time to help your child learn easily.

Also, I have a lot of info on this website about finding your child’s learning style.

• Visual Learning Style
• Visual Learning Strategies
• Kinesthetic / Tactile Learning Style
• Hands-On Activities for Tactile Learners
• Auditory Learning Activities
• Learning Style Lesson Planning
• Multisensory Reading Instruction
• Multisensory Training Completion

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