How to Know Your Child’s Learning Style
Knowing your child’s learning style can help you teach them more effectively. It can also help you choose an instructional model or curriculum that will best help him or her learn.
This Homeschool Learning Style Quick Guide will help you understand the different learning styles and how to know which one(s) best describe your child.
| Learning Style | Learning Style Description | Characteristics You Might See in Your Child |
|---|---|---|
| Visual | Learn by seeing Respond well to charts, graphs, diagrams Think in pictures, imagine what they’re reading (movie in their mind) Enjoy using highlighters (perhaps colorful) to emphasize important parts of a text Mind maps benefit them | Artistic Spends time really looking at pictures Remembers many details about what they’ve seen Good with directions because they remember where they’ve been and what they saw on the way to get there Likes to doodle Daydreams |
| Auditory | Learn by hearing Respond well to songs and chants Learn well listening to lectures, audio books, etc. Remember oral instructions well Enjoy presenting orally Learn through discussion | Musical Often heard singing to themselves May make up songs to accompany what they’re thinking about Enjoys listening to audio books, Adventures in Odyssey, Patch the Pirate, etc. Get distracted easily if too much noise in background (or if it’s too quiet!) |
| Reading/Writing | Learn by reading or writing Learn well by reading a textbook Use note-taking to remember important information Prefer to write their thoughts rather than present them orally | Enjoys reading in free time Likes to journal Remembers well what they’ve written down |
| Kinesthetic | Learn by doing Learn through the use of movement Enjoy hands-on learning Do not like to sit for long periods of time Learn through models or physical representations of a topic | Active Athletic/Enjoys sports Can remember how to do something after they’ve done it once Enjoy the use of motions when singing children’s songs Enjoy building or making models |
Choosing Homeschool Curriculum Specific to Your Child’s Learning Style
Do you have a better idea of your child(ren)’s learning style(s)?
Learn more about each learning style and the best instructional models and curricula for them here:
