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Learners
byTerryFarwell
"TheNationalInsitutesofHealth(NIH)estimatethattheincidenceoflearningdisabilitiesinthe
generalpopulationis15to20percent.Fiftyonepercentofallthestudentsenrolledinthenation's
specialeducationprogramsareclassifiedaslearningdisabled(U.S.DeptartmentofEducation)."
Unfortunately,thisdiagnosisisoftenviewedasahindranceratherthananopportunityforgrowth
andunderstanding.
Parentsandstudents,pleasenote:Individualsdiagnosedwithlearningdisabilitiesarenot
"stupid."Infact,toqualifyashavingalearningdisability,youmusthaveaverageintelligence.This
meansthatyouhavetobeatleastalittlebitsmart.
TypesofLearningStyles
Studentsthathavelearningdisabilitieshaveonecommonality,aprocessingdeficitthatinterfereswiththeir
learning.Nevertheless,itisimportanttorememberthateveryindividuallearnsdifferentlyandthushasa
uniquelearningstyle."Approximately20to30percentoftheschoolagedpopulationrememberswhatis
heard40percentrecallswellvisuallythethingsthatareseenorreadmanymustwriteorusetheirfingersin
somemanipulativewaytohelpthemrememberbasicfactsotherpeoplecannotinternalizeinformationor
skillsunlesstheyusetheminreallifeactivitiessuchasactuallywritingalettertolearnthecorrectformat."
(TeachingStudentstoReadThroughTheirIndividualLearningStyles,MarieCarbo,RitaDunn,and
KennethDunnPrenticeHall,1986,p.13.)

Forsome,auditoryinputismostvaluableothersrelyuponavisualstyle.Stillotherslearnthrough
kinestheticmeans,oracombinationofthethree.Everypersonhasoneprimarylearningmode.Once
youidentifythatmode,youcanlearntomaximizeitandenhanceyourchild'seducation.
AuditoryLearners
Auditorylearnerstendtobenefitmostfromtraditionalteachingtechniques.Manyteachersusea
lecturestyleforum,presentinginformationbytalkingtotheirstudents.Regulatingvoicetone,
inflection,andbodylanguagewillhelpallstudentsmaintaininterestandattention.Auditorylearners
succeedwhendirectionsarereadaloud,speechesarerequired,orinformationispresentedand
requestedverbally.
VisualLearners
Somestudentsrelyuponavisuallearningstyle:"ShowmeandI'llunderstand."Visuallearners
benefitfromdiagrams,charts,pictures,films,andwrittendirections.Thesestudentswillvaluetodo
whatshot
lists,assignmentlogs,andwrittennotes.Manyofthesetechniques,however,alsobenefitkinesthetic 1. Top10ClassicBoardGamesforKids
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KinestheticLearners 1418)
Mostoftheschoolpopulationexcelsthroughkinestheticmeans:touching,feeling,experiencingthe
3. 10GenderPredictingOldWives'Tales
materialathand."Childrenenterkindergartenaskinestheticandtactuallearners,movingand
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touchingeverythingastheylearn.Bysecondorthirdgrade,somestudentshavebecomevisual
learners.Duringthelateelementaryyearssomestudents,primarilyfemales,becomeauditory
learners.Yet,manyadults,especiallymales,maintainkinestheticandtactualstrengthsthroughout
theirlives."(TeachingSecondaryStudentsThroughTheirIndividualLearningStyles,RitaStafford
andKennethJ.DunnAllynandBacon,1993)
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Kinestheticlearnersaremostsuccessfulwhentotallyengagedwiththelearningactivity.Theyacquire
receivethelatestadviceandinformationon
informationfastestwhenparticipatinginasciencelab,dramapresentation,skit,fieldtrip,dance,or
allthingsparenting.
otheractiveactivity.Becauseofthehighnumbersofkinestheticlearners,educationisshiftingtoward
amorehandsonapproachmanipulativesandother"props"areincorporatedintoalmostevery Enteryouremailaddresstosignupor
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recognitionbecausetheyaddressthechallengingneedsofkinestheticlearners,aswellasthediverse
needsofauditoryandvisuallearners.
Asresearchandteacherinservicingcontinue,classroomswillcontinuetointegratemoreofthese
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middle/juniorhighschool,studentssuddenlyhavemultipleteachers,inmultiplerooms,with
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