SENSORY LEARNING

The three primary sensory learning models are:

Visual (eyes), auditory (ears), and kinesthetic (touch or hands-on). Many children learn by incorporating all three. However, it is quite common to have a preferred and dominant style of learning. If you a child is strong in one style of learning it’s possible to use it to excel and compensate for any styles of learning that are less developed.

Experiential

manual and physical activity, games involving manipulating objects or moving about, gardening, building

Auditory

listening to the teacher and others, music, videos; talking, shouting, whispering, singing, rhymes, story-telling, clapping rhythmically to indicate syllabic stress

Taste / smell

sampling food and drink, essential oils

Visual

text, pictures, graphics, photo, video, teacher led activities, board work

Kinaesthetic

handling different objects, making things, describing shapes, gesturing, gardening, making mud pies, building blocks, hand to eye coordination, cutting, gluing, painting