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Emily Klemme
Instructor: Al Lindau
10Sped
610 #3
October 18, 2015
Learning Styles
Students have different ways of learning. Teachers must incorporate different teaching
strategies to meet the individual learning styles of their students. Educators have a major impact
on the way their students retain information. The students ability to stay engaged while learning
also affects their self-confidence and behavior in the classroom. According to Neil Flemings
learners. It is necessary to adapt curriculum, assessments and activities to meet these types of
learning styles.
The Visual learner prefers pictures, maps, colors and images as a way of organizing the
information that is presented. Visuals lay out the information in a way that allows students to
process and memorize content. Visual learners prefer written content, handouts and pictures over
lectures. These students are more likely to sit at the front of the class, observing the teacher,
learning. Touching, feeling, and holding objects allows the student to remember real-life
experiences to understand content. Moving around, role-playing and taking pieces of an object
As an educator and a visual and kinesthetic learner, I understand that many students find
it difficult to learn through lecturing. Project-based learning has been known to be successful in
classrooms due to the hands-on learning piece as part of the instruction. PBL supports both the
visual and kinesthetic learners and allows for guided questions from the students to support their
understanding. Learning becomes more concrete for the student. Moving around the classroom
and working together with other classmates takes on a more collaborative approach to learning.
Students are able to search for a mutual understanding by asking questions and socializing. This
allows for students to support one another, ask each other questions and come to a solution while
the teacher can monitor each group to gage their understanding. By taking a kinesthetic and
visual approach to teaching, more students are able to be flexible with their learning.