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Learning Styles

Learning Styles. Charlie Haffey Norwood Public Schools. Learning Styles. Learning occurs in different ways Each style- strengths/weaknesses We can teach/assess to strengths. Many Theories. Plus one or two other theories. Gardener - Multiple Intelligences Kolb - Two by two matrix

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Learning Styles

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  1. Learning Styles Charlie Haffey Norwood Public Schools

  2. Learning Styles Learning occurs in different ways Each style- strengths/weaknesses We can teach/assess to strengths

  3. Many Theories • Plus one or two other theories Gardener- Multiple Intelligences Kolb- Two by two matrix Dunn & Dunn-21 categories-5 groups Fleming- VARK

  4. For Our Purposes Visual Auditory Tactile Kinesthetic

  5. Visual Teacher Strategies: Overheads Diagrams Handouts Learns By: Watching Thinking in pictures Taking detailed notes

  6. Auditory Teacher Strategies: Reading Aloud Tape recorder Podcasts Learns By: Discussions Talking things through Listening

  7. Tactile Teacher Strategies: Hands on Active learning “Touch Learning” Learns By: Moving Doing Touching

  8. Kinesthetic Pretty Much A Tactile Learner With Ants In Their Pants Whole body/large muscle/muscle groups active

  9. Learning Style Inventory The original document Our greatly modified version w/key Interactive, self scoring version

  10. Learning Style Inventory Gives a rough idea No distinction- Tactile & Kinesthetic Teacher Subjective distinction

  11. DI Vocab Options Offer to students after Inventory Make all options available to all students Students pick what they like ALL paper materials on our web site

  12. Visual Word Webs Word Splash Highlighters for notebooks Flashcards Crossword Puzzles Word Searches Graphic Organizers

  13. Auditory Song construction PVC telephones Record/listen to self Mnemonic Devices Podcasts Videos Noise suppressing headphones Reading Flashcards out loud/partner

  14. Tactile Sign language Flashcard Concentration Playdough word spelling Skywriting Word/letter tracing Scrabble piece word assembly

  15. Kinesthetic Charades Split Flashcards Words on one table, definitions/pictures at another table Basketball Taking turns, students define vocab words. If correct they get a chance to throw a nerf ball into the trash can. One point for each basket.

  16. Kinesthetic Hangman Children go to board to write their letter. True or False Line of tape on the floor, one side "True" and the other "False".  Hold up flashcard, give definition.  If students think correct definition given they jump on the True side, if not they jump on the False side.  Incorrect students sit out until the next game.

  17. Kinesthetic Blackboard Pictionary Slam Students sit in circle with flashcard vocab words on floor in front of them. Teacher gives definition. On three count students slam card and hold it to their forehead, text side out.

  18. Learning Styles Charlie Haffey Norwood Public Schools

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