Resources for Learning Styles

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Learn by reading or seeing pictures, charts and diagrams
Understand information through sight – picture what you view in your head later
Takes detailed notes and may use drawings instead of text
Like to sit at the front of the class to see information up close
Often close eyes to visualize or remember something
You are attracted to color and to spoken language (like stories) rich in imagery.

Draw or outline the information you need to remember
Write down keywords, ideas, or instructions.
Color code, highlight, circle and underline words in your notes
Use flashcards to help visualize
Draw pictures/diagrams to help explain new concepts and then explain the pictures.

Learn by hearing and listening
Understand and remember things heard
Store information by the way it sounds
Easier time understanding spoken instructions than written ones
Learn by reading out loud because you have to hear it or speak it in order to know it.
Tend to repeat things aloud
Prefer to hear, rather than read, information

Remember that you need to hear things, not just see things, in order to learn well.

Learn by doing and solving real-life problems
“Hands-on” learner who prefers to touch, move, build, or draw what they learn
Learn better when some type of physical activity is involved.
Understand and remember things through physical movement
Often speak with hands and with gestures
Easily remember things that were done but may have difficulty remembering what you saw or heard in the process.

Participate in activities that involve touching, building, moving, or drawing.
Do lots of hands-on activities like completing art projects, taking walks, or acting out stories.
Chew gum, walk around, or rock in a chair while reading or studying.
Use flashcards and arrange them in groups to show relationships between ideas.
Tap a pencil, shake your foot, or hold on to something while learning.
Use a computer to reinforce learning through the sense of touch.