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What is Your Child’s Learning Style? Take this Quick Quiz and Find Out!

Have you ever wondered why some children do better in a particlar class than others? You may have noticed this difference even amongst siblings. The reason lies in an individual’s learning style. Each child absorbs input and processes information in different ways. Do you know what your child’s learning style is? Take a quick quiz and find out! It is important for parents to know their child’s learning style to help them succeed in school and beyond. By understanding how your child learns, you can provide the necessary support to help them to become successful individuals.

The four main learning styles are: visual, auditory, read/write, and kinaesthetic. Read on to know more!

Visual learners learn best through visual aids like diagrams, charts, and images.  They can picture what they are learning in their head. Visual learners like to see what they are learning. Visual learning is a natural fit for online learning, which heavily uses visual tools such as images, graphs, and maps. Does your daughter close her eyes to remember something? She might be a visual learner.

If your child is a visual learner, he or she can make use of tools such as mind maps, brainstorming on whiteboards, and call-out boxes in textbooks and notes to remember information clearly. Use infographics to present numerical data whenever possible. For children with text-heavy subjects, support their learning by providing colorful highlighters, flashcards, and stickers.

Here are more tips to help visual learners:

  • Sit near the front of the classroom.
  • Have eyesight checked on a regular basis.
  • Use flashcards to learn new words.
  • Draw pictures to help explain new concepts and then explain the pictures.
  • Color code things.

Hearing information helps auditory learners retain information most effectively. Auditory learners store information by the way it sounds and have an easier time understanding spoken instructions than written ones. One-on-one tutorials provide opportunites for auditory learners to repeat (and mayb even, sing!) lessons. Tutors can create oral exams for students to prepare for graded tests and assessments.

If your child is an auditory learner, let him read books and notes aloud or create acronyms to repeat out loud in order to reinforce knowledge through hearing.

Here are some things that auditory learners can do to help with academic lessons:

  • Sit where you can hear.
  • Have hearing checked on a regular basis.
  • Read stories, assignments, or directions out loud.
  • Have test questions read out loud.
  • Study new material by reading it out loud.

A read/write learner retains information through reading and writing. Traditional education best serves read/write learners. Taking notes from textbooks and then re-reading those notes is a popular approach for these kinds of learners to study. Read/write learners are drawn to textbooks, articles, journals, and anything that is text-heavy. If asked to choose between a colorful educational video and a detailed article with a table of features, the read/write learner will choose the article.

If your child is =a read/write learner, make sure she has enough time to absorb textual course material. Encourage her to take every opportunity to jot down notes in her notebook. Ask the teacher to share additional notes, if appropriate.

Tips for read/write learners:

  • Ask for extra material to read.
  • “Rewrite” graphics into text format, for better understanding.
  • Summarize lectures in a notepad.
  • Jot observations quickly, to help retention.

Kinesthetic or physical learners understand and remember things through physical movement. They learn by touching, moving, building, or drawing. Physical activity is involved. Kinesthetic learners are usually very well coordinated and have good athletic ability. They can easily remember things that were done, such as a complicated dance sequence, but may have difficulty remembering what they saw or heard in the process.

Kinesthetic learners may find it challenging to learn in a classroom setting since they have to sit still for a long time. Consider a one-on-one online lesson, where they have the flexibility to walk around and take breaks as needed. For these kinds of learners, infusing physical movement is crucial for learning. For example, a kinesthetic learner can be asked to act out a scene after reading part of a play in English class.

If your child is a kinesthetic learner, here are some ideas to help them learn more effectively:

  • Use flashcards and arrange them in groups to show relationships between ideas.
  • Trace words with a finger to learn spelling (finger spelling).
  • Take frequent breaks during reading or studying periods (frequent, but not long).
  • It’s OK to tap a pencil, shake your foot, or hold on to something while learning.

Are you ready to find out your child’s learning style? Take this quick quiz and find out! By knowing your child’s learning style, you empower yourself to find the study strategies that will help your child learn quickly, easily, and most importantly, efficiently.

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