Practice is crucial for making any sort of progress, but it’s about more than just putting in the hours. It’s about finding what works well. For good grades it’s important that children know what their learning style is and revise according to how they learn best. If you’re not familiar with learning styles, there are three common ways that we learn – visually, through verbal instruction and hands-on practice. We’ve collaborated with a private school in Bath to shed light on these three learning styles and ways that you can support your child at school.
The Visual Learning Style
For those with this learning style, visuals are key. Graphs, charts, and anything that visually represents data can help visual learners interpret and remember key facts. If your child falls under this category, they may benefit from sitting at the front in class where they can clearly see the board. We also recommend coloured pens, highlighters, and sticky notes for making points standout.
The Kinaesthetic Learning Style
If your child’s kinaesthetic, they will need the opportunity to practise and implement theory. This type of learner learns through real life situations and hands-on experiences so you may need to think a little harder to teach them new concepts. There are learning opportunities all around us and we’re sure that you will find plenty. Gardens for example are great places to teach children about science, geography and how the world works.
The Auditory Learning Style
Auditory learners are good at picking up verbal instructions. Repetition can help them to remember as well as emphasis on particular points. As a revision method they want to read out their notes, record themselves and play them back or browse through other pre-existing materials online.
How to Find Out Which Your Child Has
If you haven’t already gathered which they have from your observations, a VARK survey can be used to determine how your child learns best.
