Meridian Middle School Counseling

Do you know what your learning style is?  Knowing your learning style will help you reduce homework frustration and make it easier for you to communicate.
 

Auditory learners are typically good at absorbing information from spoken words. Strategies that work well for auditory learners include:

 

• Talking to themselves or with others about what they’re learning.
   

• Reciting important information aloud, perhaps recording it and playing it back.
   

• Reading a book and listening to the audio book at the same timeUsing word associations.
   

• Setting information to a tune and singing it to help remember itLimiting distracting noises.
   

Kinesthetic learners prefer to be active while studying and may not be able to focus while sitting still. Strategies for kinesthetic learners include:
 

• Reading aloud and tracking words on a page with a finger.
   

• Writing things down multiple times to commit them to memory.
   

• Highlighting and underliningPlaying with a stress ball or toy while studying.
   

• Moving around or taking frequent breaksDoing hands-on activities, such as building models or playing games.
   

Visual learners benefit from seeing information on a chalkboard or in an illustration and may grow impatient listening for long periods of time. Strategies for visual learners include:
 

• Using flash cardsStudying charts, tables, and maps.
   

• Drawing illustrations Writing things down and reviewing notes.
   

• Highlighting and underliningColor-coding information.
  
  (By: Emily Graham  Emily Graham is a senior editor for School Family Media)