August 14th, 2009 by El Ed Mom

Your child’s been invited to a get-together within walking distance of home—but in unfamiliar territory.  Here are your choices:  Tell him how to get there; jot down the all the lefts and rights to be taken, noting a landmark or two; draw a map to accompany him along the way.  What works offers clues as to how he best takes in information, responds to it, and learns–by listening, seeing, or feeling his way. Now for a closer look.

Is your child rather chatty, distractible, and outgoing?  Is she often heard humming away, talking, maybe even debating?  Do names make a deeper impression than faces, and are oral instructions more helpful than written directions?  If so, she may well be an auditory learner where hearing is more effective than looking, and oral reading, books-on-tape, and being read to are big hits. And, when arranging information, lists and outlines are usually preferred over graphic organizers. 

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