Learning Styles

Visual Learners
-What
—rely on sense of sight
—can improve connections between concepts and language, build faster recall, and reduce need for mental translation
-Who
—Does the Client focus on pictures?
—Make an effort to look at notes
—Try to draw a picture or diagram to help understand the meaning
-When
—Lesson paper
—Take lots of notes
—Search internet for pictures
-How
—Visualization: Have them try to associate a mental image with the word
—Draw pictures
—Use charts, word webs, scales, and other diagrams

Kinestetic Learners
-What
—rely on learning by doing
—Writing and role-plays
-Who
—Use gestures when explaining or telling a story
—Pay particular attention to body language and facial expressions
—Act out their roles in role-plays
-When
—Incorporate gestures and props in roleplays
—Have the cliet mime out actions
—Encourage writing tasks for home study (including re-writing notes)
-How
—Use gestures in addition to explainations
—Make roleplays realistic using props, arranging space, or standing is applicable
—Writing tasks (diary, journal, letters, or stories as homework)