By incorporating these three learning styles you can help maximize the time spent teaching children. Let’s plan a lesson teaching las vocales in Spanish as an example.

First, let’s review the learning styles: Visual, Aural, and Kinesthetic

1. Visual:
The child benefits most from seeing the information being taught. In this case a student learns by seeing the subject being taught either as a graphic base {visual learner} or a text base {read/write learner}.
For visual learners, you can use many tools to teach, for example, objects such as pictures, charts, shapes, patterns, diagrams… and so on. These kids will very much enjoy using color and illustration activities. The read/write learner learns by seeing the information in a word form. They benefit most from reading and writing. These students may love to rewrite notes, lists and powerpoint presentations.

2. Aural or Auditory:
The student learns best via hearing. Tools for teaching this style are lectures, group discussions, reading out loud and music.
Even having music on while learning or reading out loud help this student.

3. Kinesthetic or tactile learners:
This is a hands on approach type of learner. The child benefits from using all the senses. Here the subject being taught could become a real life event such as a field trip therefore using taste, smell, touch, sight and hearing.
For this student taking more frequent breaks during a lesson maybe a benefit.

Ready? Now let’s teach las vocales.

Visual:
Use a drawing and coloring worksheet.

Aural:
Listen to a fun song and singing along.

Baila Baila Music – Las Vocales

Kinesthetics:
Playing a game. Can you find an object that starts with the letter A? Make sure to sound out the sound of the letter. Have the child stand up from their location and encouraging movement in the lesson.

Teachers Tip: If you are beginning to teach reading and writing in Spanish, make sure you spent enough time learning the vowels. These 5 letters are key to successful reading and writing.