The Different Ways to Learn

Throughout the education sector a debate about class sizes has been raging on for decades. Many studies have shown that smaller class sizes are beneficial to most students, especially those in earlier grades and with learning disabilities.

One reason reducing class sizes is so effective is because it allows for more individual learning styles to be explored. There are many different learning styles, that range from a student more effectively obtaining knowledge from reading off a page, to those who learn through taste and smell. Here is a link to a page with some different learning styles. It is important to discover a students unique learning style because it allows the teacher to focus lessons on student’s learning strengths, while avoiding that student’s weaknesses in learning. Which, in the end, will help the student obtain more knowledge, and lead them down the path to academic success. In fact, a study proved that matching a lesson to student specific learning style can lead to that student being 8.3%* more academically successful. That is an improvement of more than a letter grade.

To clarify any confusion with this abstract idea, let’s use an example. If student x understands more when listening to the teacher speak, but has trouble picking up the meaning of a book they read, they can be classified as an aural learner, with their difficulties coming in print learning. For this student to be more academically successful, it is important to talk to them, and read out their written work, instead of getting them to read their work on their own. This is a way of creating a lesson that works towards a student’s strengths.

A environment that allows a lesson to work towards a student’s strength, is one on one sessions. One on one sessions are so effective because they allow the teacher to entirely focus on one student. Meaning that the teacher can gear their lesson towards that students learning style. With the student is being taught with their specific learning style, they may be 8.3% more successful.

If you are interested, and having trouble figuring out you or your child’s learning style, Light in the Attic Learning does offer personal learning evaluations. As always, if you have any questions about personal learning evaluations, or anything else, don’t hesitate to email me by clicking the button below.

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David

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