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Both your learning style and that of your child will affect what curriculum you want to use. Here is a short description of each type of style. See if you can find yourself and your child below. Most children before the age of 5 are kinesthetic. After this age, their true learning style is more evident.

Visual
  • See it
  • Watch demonstrations
  • Remembers faces not names
  • Writes things down/takes notes
  • Plans, organizes, lists
  • Doodles
  • Watches others
  • Tends to be quiet, short answers
  • Meticulous Dress
Auditory
  • Hear it
  • Needs Verbal Instructions
  • Remembers names not faces
  • Memorizes easily
  • Talks out problems
  • hums, sings to self
  • Asks Questions
  • Long, detailed discussions
  • Matching Clothes not necessary and can explain why
Kinesthetic
  • Touch it
  • Needs Direct Involvement
  • Tactile Approach
  • Remembers what did, not what saw or heard
  • Impulsive
  • Fidgets
  • Touches everything
  • Gestures when speaking 
  • Neatly dressed to begin with but soon becomes wrinkled
 

 

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