Seeing Learner

1. Seeing Learner • Remember best when you use your eyes. • May remember pictures best. • Remember words and numbers better if they’re written. • Can picture in their mind things that are described to them. • Understand material better when they read it themselves than when they listen to it. • May prefer to use directions (words or pictures) to put something together rather than just "figure it out“ • Many are very organized, neat, and attentive to details.

2. Study Tips • Highlight, underline, or write out the main idea of what you’re reading. • Use graphic organizers. • To study for a test, do something you can see: draw pictures, graphic organizers, make time lines, copy your notes, write out your spelling words, do practice math problems.

3. Make flash cards. • Always write down your assignments in an assignment book or planner. • Do not study with the television on.

4. Hearing Learner • Tend to be good talkers and listeners. • Enjoy discussions and remember easily what the teacher says. • Can get to work after hearing the directions only once. • Often remember names and song lyrics after hearing them only one or two times. • Like to repeat information aloud to themselvesto make sense of it. • Can be distracted by any background noise.

5. Study Tips • Complete assignments as soon as you can after the teacher gives you directions. • When possible, read difficult passages aloud instead of silently. • Make audio recordings of your math facts, vocabulary words, or whatever you must memorize and listen to the recordings.

6. Use music to help you learn. Put the information to a tune you already know, or make up your own song or jingle. • Have somebody quiz you or review the information aloud with a friend. • Study in a quiet place with no outside distractions. • Do not study with the television or the radio on.

7. Doing Learner • Like movement and can concentrate best when active. • Find it difficult to sit still for long periods of time. • Most successful when they can practice or do what they are learning. • Many doing learners like to work with their hands. • Many like sports and can learn new athletic skills easily. • Like projects in class and pastimes at home where they can DO something instead of simply reading, writing, or listening. • Organization may be difficult.

8. Doing Learner • Use concrete objects (like coins, beans, blocks, etc.) to help you understand math concepts. • When learning spelling or vocabulary words, do something like tracing your words in salt or sand, or using magnetic letters to spell out the words. • Use maps, globes, and puzzles to study history and geography.

9. Teach what you have learned to someone else. • Have someone talk through the information with you while you do something active: shoot baskets, jump rope, or take a walk • Get up frequently to take breaks while studying. • Have a parent or teacher help you develop a system to get and stay organized.