Ahoskie Elementary School
Learning Styles
Stan Warren, Principal
Kimberly Scott, Assistant Principal
Learning Style Implementation AES
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Received information from Principal’s Meeting
Introduced to Leadership Team
Discussed at PLT’s/PLC’s
Completed surveys in classes
Posted in classrooms
What are the teachers doing with the data?
Counselor conducted PD on learning styles
PLC’s determined how to address in classrooms/lesson plans
Allowed teachers creativity to display
What is a learning style?
Ellis (1985) described a learning style as the
more or less consistent way in which a person
perceives, conceptualizes, organizes and recalls
information.
Where do learning styles come from?
Your students' learning styles will be influenced
by their genetic make-up, their previous learning
experiences, their culture and the society they
live in.
Why should teachers know about
learning styles?
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Sue Davidoff and Owen van den Berg (1990) suggest four
steps: plan, teach / act, observe and reflect. Here are
some guidelines for each step.
Students learn better and more quickly if the teaching
methods used match their preferred learning styles.
As learning improves, so too does self esteem. This has a
further positive effect on learning.
Students who have become bored with learning may
become interested once again.
The student-teacher relationship can improve because
the student is more successful and is more interested in
learning.
Learning Styles
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Visual
 Use many visuals in the classroom. For example, wall displays posters, realia, flash cards, graphic
organizers etc.
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Auditory
 Use audio tapes and videos, storytelling, songs, jazz chants, memorization and drills
 Allow learners to work in pairs and small groups regularly.
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Kinesthetic
 Use physical activities, competitions, board games, role plays etc.
 Intersperse activities which require students to sit quietly with activities that allow them to move
around and be active
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Tactile
 Use board and card games, demonstrations, projects, role plays etc.
 Use while-listening and reading activities. For example, ask students to fill in a table while
listening to a talk, or to label a diagram while reading
Samples of Learning Style Charts from
Ahoskie Elementary School
Links to Learning Style Inventories
• http://www.uu.edu/programs/tesl/elementarys
chool/learningstylesinventory.htm
• http://capone.mtsu.edu/studskl/hd/learn.html
• http://sunburst.usd.edu/~bwjames/tut/learnin
g-style/
Elementary Learning Style Survey
Elementary Learning Style Inventory
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How Do I Learn?
Place a check () in all the blanks that describe you. The list with the greatest number of checks is
how you like to learn best.
Visual Learning Style
1. I remember best by writing things down or drawing pictures.
2. I ask for directions to be repeated.
3. I like to read about something rather than hear about it.
4. I am a good speller.
5. I like to learn with posters, videos, and pictures.
6. I am good at reading maps and graphs.
7. When someone is talking, I create pictures in my mind about what
are saying.
8. After school, I like to read books.
9. I like it when my teacher uses lots of pictures when teaching.
10. I can remember something if I picture it in my head.
How many checks () did you have?
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Elementary Learning Style Survey
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Remember to place a check () in all the blanks that describe you.
Auditory Learning Style
1. I remember best if I hear something.
2. It is easier for me to listen to a story on tape than to read it.
3. I understand better when I read out loud.
4. I follow spoken directions well.
5. I like to sing or hum to myself.
6. I like to talk to my friends or family.
7. Music helps me learn things better.
8. I can easily remember what people say.
9. It helps when the teacher explains posters or pictures to me.
10. I can remember more about something new if I can talk about it.
How many checks () did you have?
Elementary Learning Style Survey
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Tactile/Kinesthetic Learning Style
1. I remember best if I can make something that tells about what I
2. I would rather play sports than read.
3. I like playing card or board games to learn new things.
4. I like to write letters or write in a journal.
5. I like it when teachers let me practice something with an activity.
6. I like putting together puzzles.
7. If I have to solve a problem, it helps me to move while I think.
8. It is hard for me to sit for a long time.
9. I enjoy dancing or moving to music.
10. I like to act things out to show what I have learned.
How many checks () did you have?
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Page 4
Tell Me . . .
Which list had the most () checks?
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You think in images or pictures.
Which list had the fewest () checks?
Did you have any lists that had the same number of () checks?
If so, which ones?
Do you think the list that had the most checks () tells how you like
to learn best?
What Does It Mean?
Visual Learning Style
Pictures help you learn.
Seeing things helps you organize your
thoughts and remember things.
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Tactile/Kinesthetic Learning Style
It helps you to use your body, hands and sense
of touch to learn new things.
Writing, drawing and movement help you
remember important things.
You like to show what you have learned by
demonstrating or making projects.
Elementary Learning Style Survey
Auditory Learning Style
◦ It helps for you to talk out loud.
◦ Sound and music help you learn.
◦ You learn best when you hear things more than once.
Examples in Lesson Plans
• Differentiation - Strategies:
• Spatial learners will see the images in the text and
on the prezi.
• Body-kinesthetic learners will be able to move
around the room.
• Linguistic learners will be able to read, write, and
discuss their work.
• Interpersonal learners will be able to work in
groups.
• Intrapersonal learners will be able to work
independently.
Examples in Lesson Plans
• -Visuals through PowerPoints and videos
• -Auditory-Listening to songs, lectures, videos,
group members discussing the story elements,
etc.
• -Kinesthetic-Students moving around the room
and sitting on the floor to create products.