Understanding the specific way that your child learns and accommodating his learning style will help him perform better in school and develop a love of learning.
Experts have identified three types of learners; the auditory learner, the visual learner, and the physical learner. An auditory learner comprehends by listening, a physical learner comprehends by doing, and a visual learner comprehends by observing.
The physical learner is also known as a “tactual-kinsethetic learner”. Tactual means ‘touch’ and kinsethetic means ‘movement’. A child who is a physical learner enjoys learning activities that include hands-on participation. Babies are naturally physical learners. They touch and put things in their mouths to understand the world around them. Many children continue to be physical learners well into their school years.
If your child tells you a story and is very expressive, acting out the story and getting her whole body into it, she is probably a physical learner. Or, if you notice that your child would rather cut out ABCs from a magazine and glue them on paper than reciting or writing the ABCs, she is probably a physical learner.
To accommodate your child’s learning style, provide educational activities that require your child to be physically involved. Instead of merely reading a story together, act out the story with your child. Use blocks to learn about shapes and colours and practice counting by collecting a certain number of items.
Experts have identified three types of learners; the auditory learner, the visual learner, and the physical learner. An auditory learner comprehends by listening, a physical learner comprehends by doing, and a visual learner comprehends by observing.
The physical learner is also known as a “tactual-kinsethetic learner”. Tactual means ‘touch’ and kinsethetic means ‘movement’. A child who is a physical learner enjoys learning activities that include hands-on participation. Babies are naturally physical learners. They touch and put things in their mouths to understand the world around them. Many children continue to be physical learners well into their school years.
If your child tells you a story and is very expressive, acting out the story and getting her whole body into it, she is probably a physical learner. Or, if you notice that your child would rather cut out ABCs from a magazine and glue them on paper than reciting or writing the ABCs, she is probably a physical learner.
To accommodate your child’s learning style, provide educational activities that require your child to be physically involved. Instead of merely reading a story together, act out the story with your child. Use blocks to learn about shapes and colours and practice counting by collecting a certain number of items.
