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...Continued from
Learning
to Learn in Order to Teach
Auditory : Listeners and 'Own
Voice' Types
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Recognition of Primary
Learning Style
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Teaching Strategies
Directed at Primary Learning Style
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Develops
in the
Grade 2
During
the late elementary
years some students, primarily females, become auditory learners, who
like
to listen and discuss.
'Own
Voice' Learners learn
by hearing repetitions of their own voice and talk out loud as a part
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- Terrible
handwriting, notes,
and records.
- Dislikes
pantomimes, or charades.
- Likes
to perform (or listen
to) music than do (or view) art,
- Remembers
things talked about
in class better than things read.
- Remembers
names, forgets faces.
- Dislike
copying materials from
the bulletin or blackboard.
- Like
jokes or riddles better
than cartoons or crossword puzzles.
- Like
games with lost of action
or noises better than checkers or most other board games.
- Sometimes
make math mistakes
because of not noticing the sign or because of reading the numbers or
directions
wrong.
- The
last one to notice something
new e.g. that the classroom was painted or that there is a new bulletin
board display
- Mapping
activities are difficult.
- Using
a fingers as a pointer
read.
- Hum
frequently or whistle to
self when working.
- Sometimes
complains of eye problems
but tests are normal or glasses are correct strength.
- Dislike
reading from the computer,
especially when the backgrounds are busy.
- Does
poorly on 'Matching' test
questions.
- Leaves
out words when writing,
or sometimes writes words or letters backwards.
- Sometimes
mix up words that
look similar (pill-pull, bale-hale).
- Uses
words such as listen, hear,
tell, etc.
- Enjoys
listening but cannot
wait to talk.
- Descriptions
are long and repetitive
- Easily
distracted by competing
noises.
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- Use
of tapes for reading and
for class and lecture notes.
- Learning
by interviewing or
by participating in discussions.
- Having
test questions or directions
read aloud or put on tape.
- *Reading
- Though we see the
words, most of us process the information by hearing ourselves say the
words. As a result, researchers identify people who prefer to process
by
reading, auditory learners
- Read
text out aloud.
- Help
learners create mnemonics
to aid memorization;
- Use
music to aid memorization.
- Discuss
ideas verbally.
- Use
verbal analogies and story
telling to demonstrate a point.
- Group
work and projects.
- They
carry on mental dialogues
and determine how to continue by thinking back on the words of others.
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This doesn't
exactly fit
your profile or that of a child or student you might have been thinking
of? Go on to
Learning
to Learn the Visual Way or
Learning
to Learn the Kinesthetic/ Tactual Way and see if either more
closely
match the person.
If you know of a
'pure' Auditory
learner and have tried other methods successfully to engage their
learning
and retention of information, please feel free to add your tips via
email
below.
References and Further Reading
Introduction to
the DVC Learning
Style Survey for College, by Catherine Jester, Learning Disability
Specialist
http://www.metamath.com//lsweb/dvclearn.htm
Fruit Bats, Cats,
and Naked
Mole Rats: Lifelong Learning at the Zoo. ERIC/CSMEE Digest,
by
Barbara
S.Thomson, Jason J. Diem, http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed372966.html
Exploring
Learning Styles
and Instruction by Karen Hood http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/EMT705/EMT705.Hood.html
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