Discovering your learning style and that of the children in your life, will help to establish a strong foundation for learning and fostering a lifelong love of reading. Children learn as they respond to the environment around them. The ways in which we process social, emotional or physical stimuli is called our learning style. (see below for learning style definitions and recommended Usborne titles)
Identifying your child's preferred style will help you to provide learning materials that are most interesting to her. Be aware that your child's learning style may be different from your own: trying to explain something verbally when your child would better understand a picture can be frustrating for both of you! Make sure your child has the opportunity to use all three learning styles to make the most of all learning experiences. And while all learning styles need to be developed, try to rely on your child's preferred learning style for the more challenging lessons.
Information processing distinguishes between the way children sense, think, solve problems, and remember information. Most children (and adults) have a preferred, consistent way of perceiving, organizing, and retaining information.
Personality patterns focus on attention, emotion, and values. Understanding these differences allows you to predict the way your child might react and feel about different situations.
Social interaction looks at likely attitudes, habits, and strategies learners will take toward their work and how they engage with their peers when they learn. Some learners are independent, dependent, collaborative, competitive, participant or avoidant.
Getting as much information about how your child learns is one way to help him or her succeed.
You should try to:
1. Teach the most difficult lessons using your child's preferred learning style.
2. Reinforce lessons using multiple learning styles.
3. Help your child improve their learning skills in the learning styles that they are less comfortable. In some cases, this requires helping them understand their own abilities.
Auditory
The auditory child loves the sound of your voice as you read. As the auditory learner progresses, they will enjoy the sound of their own voice when reading. This learner can more easily follow your spoken instruction, with step-by-step instruction. Auditory learners remember by talking out loud, like to have things explained orally and may have trouble with written instructions. Auditory learners may talk to themselves when learning something new.
Recommended Usborne titles -
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Ballerina Dreams SeriesBible Tales Series
CD Packs
Farmyard Tales Storybook
Molly’s Magic Carpet
Sandy Lane Stables
Treasure Island
What Shall I Draw?
There is a universal appeal in books and reading for the above two types of learners.
The Visual and Audio Learners are almost always good readers.
But what about Tactile and Kinesthetic Learners?
Many times these are the children who fall between the cracks
because books generally do not appeal to the hands-on learner.
That is where USBORNE BOOKS will shine above the rest.
Tactile
The tactile learner needs to touch it. Their little hands are like receptors taking in all the information they possibly can. Hands on activity is prefered rather than "merely" holding a book. Tactile learners like to touch things in order to learn about them and like to move around when talking or listening.
Recommended Usborne titles -
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Where’s Rusty?
Dogs Sticker Book
Kinesthetic
The kinesthetic learner will not sit still. And if they are sitting still, they are thinking about moving because that is how they take in their world! Books sit on the shelves in their rooms for time-outs, not for fun. Adult kinesthetic learners read for instruction: cookbooks, maps and the like. For the child who must “DO” to learn, choose books that encourage hands on interaction. Books that provide adventure through puzzles and games will draw a child in to be a part of the story instead of just a spectator on the side line.
Recommended Usborne titles -
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Alphabet Lotto
Cut-out Models
Fairy Things to Stitch and Sew
Farmyard Tales Sticker Books
First Learning Series
First Words Pairs
Great Search Series
Kid Kits
Learning Wrap-ups
Ludo
There’s a Mouse About the House
What Shall I Do Today? Series
Young Puzzles Series
