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1. Make tapes of your class notes and then listen to them;

2. Tape record lectures and discussions in class (with permission from your teacher);

3. Remember details by trying to “hear” previous discussions;

4. Say new vocabulary words and spelling words out loud;

5. Participate in class discussions…

5. Ask questions and volunteer answers in class;

6. Read your assignments out loud;7. Read your assignments into a tape

recorder, then listen to the recording;8. After hearing about a topic, read about

it;9. Whisper new information to yourself;10. Pay close attention to the changes in

your teacher’s voice (soft/loud)…

12. Remember details by saying them over and over;

13. Pay close attention to spoken instructions!

1. Learn by doing things or practicing new skills;

2. Write notes to yourself to help you remember things;

3. Take notes during lectures and discussions;

4. Type important information, like spelling words or notes;

5. Trace over new spelling words with your finger…

6. Take frequent “stand up and stretch” breaks;

7. Draw pictures of what you need to learn;

8. Move around quietly when you need to concentrate;

9. Build projects to help explain your ideas;

10. Frequently change pens and pencils so you have a different feel or grip as you write!

1. Occasionally change the colour of ink in your pens or alternate using coloured pens;

2. Look at all the pictures, charts, and graphs in your textbooks;

3. Read all of your assignment directions;4. Visualize (see in your mind), new

vocabulary or spelling words;5. Read the class topic the day before it

is discussed in class;6. Visualize the details of what you read…

7. Examine the bulletin boards and other things on your classroom walls for connections to lessons;

8. Use a colourful highlighter to point out important information in your reading;

9. Visualize yourself doing what you are trying to learn;

10. Pay attention to the details of pictures;11. Learn new things by seeing, observing,

and reading!

What if you are an AUDITORY learner? What are some helpful aids?

Use tapes Watch TV Listen to music Speak/listen to speakers Make up rhymes/poems Read aloud Talk to yourself Repeat things orally

Use rhythmic sounds Have discussions Listen carefully! Use oral directions Sound outwards Use theatre Say words in syllables Use mnemonics (word links, rhymes,

poems, lyrics)

What if you are a TACTILE/KINESTHETIC learner? What are some helpful aids?

Pace/walk as your study Physically complete activities Practice by repeated motions Role play Exercise Dance Write Write on surface with finger

Take notes Associate feelings with

concepts/information Write lists repeatedly Stretch/move in chair Watch lips move in front of mirror Use mnemonics (word links, rhymes,

poems, lyrics)

What if you are a VISUAL learner? What are some helpful aids?

Use guided imagery Form pictures in your mind Take notes See parts of words Use cue words Use notes Use colour codes Use study cards

Use photographic pictures Watch TV Watch film strips Watch movies for visual reinforcement Use charts and graphs Use maps Demonstrate Draw/use drawings Use exhibits Watch lips move in front of a mirror

Use mnemonics: acronyms, visual chains, mind maps, graphic organizers, acrostics

Which one are you?