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Knowing a student's 'Learning Style' is one of the most valuable pieces of information for educators. Just as each person is an individual, with their own voice, likes and dislikes; individual students actually learn in different ways. The preferred manner that a student best learns, retains, and expresses information, is known as their 'Learning Style'.

Identifying the individual student's Learning Style enables the educator to prepare appropriate curriculum, as well as more effective lesson plans, thus presenting information in the manner most beneficial for the student's understanding. For example: If a 1st grade student is 'tactile' or 'kinesthetic', which means that they need to touch and move for learning, this student would most likely perform poorly in a traditional structured classroom setting. A tactile learner needs to 'touch' to 'see', and would benefit greatly by utilizing math manipulatives, such as dominos, or cubes for learning addition, subtraction, and even ...See More
Rebecca ...Would it not be an innovative for educators > to structure classrooms suited specifically for a > particular Learning Style? Imagine a classroom consisting > only of Tactile/Kinesthetic Learners. A new day may soon > come, let¡¦s hope for our children.

I certainly agree with you about the importance of knowing and respondi...See More
Jul 9, 2010


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