This document discusses different physical learning styles including visual, auditory, and kinesthetic styles. It provides characteristics of each style and suggestions for how to effectively communicate with students of different styles. Visual learners prefer visual demonstrations and organization, while auditory learners benefit from discussions, stories, and recordings. Kinesthetic learners learn best through physical movement, manipulation of objects, and hands-on activities. Teachers should utilize a variety of teaching methods, including visual aids, discussions, activities, and movement, to engage students with different physical learning preferences.

1. Physical Learning Style
How To Communicate With
Student With Different Physical
Learning Styles

2. Some Basic Learning Styles
 Visual
 Auditory
 Kinesthetic:
 Movement
 Feeling
 Olfactory
 Gustatory

3. Visual Learning Style
Characteristics
 Memorize by visual
association
 Follow the teacher with
t heir eyes
 Speak quickly
 Good planner/organizer
 Appearance oriented in
both dress and
presentation
 Forget to relay verbal
messages to others
 Good speller
 Not usually distracted
by noise
 Neat & orderly
 Prefer demonstrate
than speak
 Like art more than
music
 Often know what to
say, but can’t think of
the right words.
 Have trouble
remembering verbal
instruction

4. How to deal with Visual
Learning Style
 Use variety of colors in your
presentation (min 2)
 Write the key points from
your lessons on big paper and
hang this in the classroom
 Write instruction back on the
board
 When talking about two ways
of doing a task or two ideas,
hold up 2 fingers
 Teach your learners how to
mind map.
 When giving instructions,
demonstrate what you
would like your learners
to do so they can see
what it is you are asking.
 Use diagram and pictures
to explain new concepts
and idea. Give colors.
 Set up displays with
relevant books, posters,
activities and information

5.  Encourage learners to use different colors and
mediums to write with pens, colored pencils.
 Allow your learners to express themselves through
different art mediums: paint, draw, or sketch
 Make your posters and charts different shapes and
sizes.

6. Auditory Learning Style
Characteristics
 Speak rhythmically
 Talkative, love discussion
and go into lengthy
discussion
 Good at remembering and
telling jokes.
 Like music more than art
 Good at imitating voices
 Remember what you said
word per word 6 weeks
previously
 Find writing difficulty and
are better at telling
 Talk to themselves while
working
 Can repeat back and mimic
tone, pitch, and timbre
 Easily distracted by noise
 Move their lips and
pronounce words as they
read
 Enjoy reading aloud and
listening to stories.
 Frequently eloquent
speakers.

7.  Spell better out loud than in written form
 Having problems with projects that involve
visualization such as jigsaw
 Learn by listening and remembering what was
discussed.

8. How to deal with Auditory
Learning Style
 Give learners who (do not)
like background noise a pair
of headphones to wear
 Give learners opportunities
to debate topics. They may
like to have debating teams
or class councils.
 Encourage learners to
record information on tape.
 Provide opportunities for
learners to listen to material
recorded on tape or record
information onto a tape and
listen to it regularly.
 Provide opportunities for
learners to make up
rhymes, chants, and jingle
about information they need
to learn.
 Provide a quiet area in your
classroom
 Teleconferencing with
others is a great way to
involve learners in
discussion.
 Bring in guest speakers who
will interest your learners.

9. Tactile Kinesthetic Learning
Style Characteristics
 Speak slowly and loudly
 Challenged by sitting still
 Respond to physical
rewards
 Touch people to get their
attention
 Stand close when talking to
so
 Physically oriented and
move a lot
 Learning by manipulating
objects and doing
 Memorize by walking and
seeing
 Use a finger as a pointer
when reading and gesture a
lot
 Remember geography when
they have actually been
there
 May have messy
handwriting
 Want to act things out
 Like being involved in
games

10. Feeling Kinesthetic Learning
Style Characteristics
 Dress to comfort
 Slouch in their chairs
 Prefer to sit or lay on the floor
 Quick to notice temperature changes
 May like to read or work under the
tables as this will give them a feeling of
safety and warmth.

11. How to deal with Kinesthetic
Learning Styles
 Vary the volume, pitch,
tonality, and speed of your
voice.
 Allow learners to move while
they are working or learning
 Provide things for learners to
hold during discussion and
listening times.
 Touch a learners when giving
instruction or helping them to
understand information (safe
zone to touch is on upper
arm)
 Provide cushions for
learners to sit and lie on
 Encourage learners to do
role plays and drama
 Provide games and activities
to reinforce learning.
 Encourage participation in
finger rhymes & puppet
shows.
 Allow learners to lie on the
floor or sit under tables
when working