Know how your Child learns best
As a parent, do you know how your child learns best? If no, then this handy information on learning styles is created just for you. Every child is different and learns differently based on their unique learning styles.
This post is created to educate you as a parent on learning styles to help you discover your child’s learning preference. It also gives some useful strategies that will help your child learn better based on his/her learning style. The most common learning styles explained in the table below:
Visual
Your child learns best through his/her eyes.
Your child:
- Remembers best what s/he sees
- Can easily picture things in his/her mind
- Likes to watch things
- Finds it sometimes difficult to remember what was said
To help you child study better, let your child:
- Write down key words to remember what s/he hears
- Draw pictures of things that s/he needs to learn
- Write down instructions
- Use colours to mark places in his/her notes
- Sit with his/her back to scenes that attract his/her eyes when studying
Auditory
Your child learns best through his/her ears
Your child:
- Remembers best what s/he hears
- Spoken instructions (not written)are best for your child
- Can hear in his/her mind things that are heard before (like a recording)
- Likes talking and interacting with others
To help your child study better, let your child:
- Read out loud what s/he needs to learn (not reading silently)
- Ask other people to explain things to him/her verbally
- Find a quiet place to study
Tactile
Your child learns best through his/her hands
Your child:
- Remembers best by touching and doing
- Can remember strongly things s/he actively did
- Uses his/her hands when talking
- Does not like sitting still for a long time
To help your child study better, let your child:
- Use his/her hands to ‘draw’ or ‘write’ words or pictures in the air
- Walk around or move his/her body while reading
- Get up often just to stretch their your legs when studying
- Copy his/her notes on pieces of paper that s/he can arrange on table
- Sit at a place where s/he can move his/her arms and legs without disturbing others
Individual learning style preferences usually become more pronounced when a child is about 4-5 years old.
To help you know your child’s learning style, we have developed this short quiz for you. After you complete the quiz, you will have an idea of your child’s learning preference. Refer to the strategies in the table to start practicing them based on the results of the quiz.
Please choose the option that fits your child best. There’s no right or wrong answer:
1. You are reading a story; what does your child do?
2. What does your child like doing best?
3. You are doing an artwork together; your child:
4. Which club would your child join if they were all for free?
5. You are teaching your child a new thing, does s/he…
6. When your child is happy, how do they show it most?
7. You’re cooking with your child. S/he
8. You’re telling your child something s/he has done wrong. S/he…
9. You're out (at a market, mall, restaurant) with your child. S/he…
10. Which statement best represents your child?
Your Child’s Score:
A
B
C
1. If you got more A’s, it means your Child’s dominant learning style is Visual: s/he learn best through the eyes.
2. If you got more B’s, it means your Child’s dominant learning style is Auditory: s/he learn best through the ears.
3. If you got more C’s, it means your Child’s dominant learning style is Tactile: s/he learn best through the hands.
Remember: every child is unique and has a unique blend of learning styles. This is their dominant style, not their only style. Knowing this can help you to direct their education a little more clearly.
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