2. INDEX Definition of learning style. What is kinesthetic? Characteristics of kinesthetic learners. Materials to use with kinesthetic learners. Teaching Strategies for Kinesthetic Learners. Student Tips for Kinesthetic Learners. Types of test that tells you what kind of learner you are. Helpful language learning activities.
3. What is kinesthetic? Kinesthetic is a method of learn based on: moving, touching or practicing.
4. Characteristics of kinesthetic learners They have to touch everything. They are also well coordinated. They like to make things with their hands. They enjoy most doing sports than reading a book. They have the necessity of practice a new thing that have learnt before.
5. Characteristics of kinesthetic learners (2) They sometimes feel restless. They should avoid distractions. They don’t read the instructions of a new product. They learn better making summaries and diagrams, and taking notes of the subject.
6. Characteristics of kinesthetic learners (3) They remember things better using their feelings. They should establish routines. And sometimes that kind of person could have problems with the traditional learning methods (like visual or auditive).
7. Materials to Use With Kinesthetic Learners Computers Calculators Typewriters
8. Teaching Strategies for Kinesthetic Learners First: give them the instructions and then the material so they can do it. Second: let the students do everything with their hands and they will remember it. Third: let them use handout and color material.
9. Student Tips for Kinesthetic Learners The students don’t have to see or have anything in their desk if they don’t want they entertained. If it is possible, make them do a very difficult subject at the first our of morning. They have to sleep a lot, not to be tired.
10. Types of test that tells you what kind of learner you are In this WebPages we have studied some test that told as what kind of learner we are. For example: http://www.tv411.org/learning/quiz.shtml The kind of learner that we could be: Auditory Visual Kinesthetic
11. Helpful language learning activities (1) If you are auditory, you should: Listen to the music or to the radio. Watch TV, videos or singing a song. If you are visual, you should: Read textbooks and magazines which includes interesting topics. Create a new vocabulary and make a chart of this new alphabet.
12. Helpful language learning activities (2) If you are kinesthetic: Use the “target language”. Take cooking lessons. Practice the last lessons you have done using the “target language”. Play sports. Find a job in a foreign country.
