Planning Lessons to Capitalize on Learning Styles

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1 Planning Lessons to Planning Lessons to Capitalize on Learning Capitalize on Learning Styles Styles Connie Davis, Northern Colorado Connie Davis, Northern Colorado Literacy Resource Center Literacy Resource Center [email protected] [email protected] Nadeen Lester, St. Vrain Valley Nadeen Lester, St. Vrain Valley Adult Education Adult Education [email protected] [email protected]

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Planning Lessons to Capitalize Planning Lessons to Capitalize on Learning Styleson Learning Styles

Connie Davis, Northern Colorado Literacy Connie Davis, Northern Colorado Literacy Resource Center Resource Center [email protected]@stvrain.k12.co.us

Nadeen Lester, St. Vrain Valley Adult Nadeen Lester, St. Vrain Valley Adult Education Education [email protected]@comcast.net

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Learning Styles Learning Styles

Cognitive, affective and physiological Cognitive, affective and physiological behaviorsbehaviors

How learners perceive, interact with, and How learners perceive, interact with, and respond to the learning environment.respond to the learning environment.

Acquired biologically and Acquired biologically and developmentally and can be influenced developmentally and can be influenced through experience.through experience.

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ResearchResearch

Knowledge of learning styles can help Knowledge of learning styles can help both educators and learners improve both educators and learners improve their effectiveness. their effectiveness. (Hotta Dover)(Hotta Dover)

Students learn more when Students learn more when information is presented in a variety information is presented in a variety of modes than when only a single of modes than when only a single mode is used. mode is used. (Felder & Henriques)(Felder & Henriques)

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ResearchResearch

Stress, frustration, and burnout may Stress, frustration, and burnout may occur when students are subjected occur when students are subjected over extended periods of time to over extended periods of time to teaching styles inconsistent with teaching styles inconsistent with their learning style preferences. their learning style preferences. (Smith & Renzulli)(Smith & Renzulli)

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3 types of learning styles:3 types of learning styles:

Visual LearnersVisual Learners

Auditory LearnersAuditory Learners

Kinesthetic LearnersKinesthetic Learners

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A Lesson with Visual Learners A Lesson with Visual Learners in Mindin Mind

Reading Excerpt: “Two Mark Twain Reading Excerpt: “Two Mark Twain Editorials”Editorials”

Objective: Reading Rate Objective: Reading Rate ImprovementImprovement

Activity: “Pump It Up,” pages 1 & 2Activity: “Pump It Up,” pages 1 & 2

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A Lesson with Auditory A Lesson with Auditory Learners in MindLearners in Mind

Lesson from NorthStar Listening & Lesson from NorthStar Listening & Speaking, Basic/Low IntermediateSpeaking, Basic/Low Intermediate

Simple past tense, regular & irregular Simple past tense, regular & irregular formsforms

Activity: “That’s Not What I Said,” Activity: “That’s Not What I Said,” page 6page 6

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A Lesson with Kinesthetic A Lesson with Kinesthetic Learners in MindLearners in Mind

Lesson from Contemporary English, Book 2Lesson from Contemporary English, Book 2

PrepositionsPrepositions

Activity: “The Bank Stops Here,” page 10Activity: “The Bank Stops Here,” page 10

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Your IdeasYour Ideas

Ideas from professional experienceIdeas from professional experience

Thoughts about future classesThoughts about future classes

CommentsComments

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Wrap UpWrap Up

Goal: Include all 3 learning styles in Goal: Include all 3 learning styles in our classes to obtain a balanced our classes to obtain a balanced teaching styleteaching style

ResourcesResources

EvaluationsEvaluations