This document discusses the multi-sensory approach to teaching and learning. It explains that people remember best when information is presented through multiple senses, such as seeing, hearing, and doing. The multi-sensory approach presents concepts using visual, auditory, tactile, and kinesthetic methods to engage different parts of the brain. Some strategies include using pictures, music, hands-on activities, and movement. This holistic style of learning can improve memory, achievement, and engagement compared to relying on a single sense. However, the multi-sensory approach may require more initial resources and time compared to other methods.

1. Multi-sensory Approach, Montessori Approach,
Project Method, Play way Method
Hemant Kumar Bunker
M.Ed.Spl.Ed.ID & M.A
Teaching Approaches

2. Multi-sensory Approach

3. Why Multisensory Approach?
We learn/remember through different
modes of learning
• 20% of what we read
• 30% of what we hear
• 40% 0f what we see
• 50% of what we say
• 60% of what we do and
• 90% of what we see, hear, say and do

4. Definition of Multi-Sensory Approach
A multi-sensory approach, “also known as VAKT
(visual-auditory-kinesthetic tactile) implies that
students learn best when information is presented
in different modalities (Mercer & Mercer, 1993)”.
The belief is that students learn a new concept best
when it is taught using the four modalities. A multi-
sensory approach is one that integrates sensory
activities. The students see, hear, and touch.
“Activities such as tracing, hearing, writing, and
seeing represent the four modalities” Murphy.

5. Multisensory learning is learning that involves two or more
of the senses within the same activity. Like adults, children
take in information about their world in a variety of ways:
Auditory ( hearing and speaking through their ears)
Visual ( seeing and perceiving through their eyes)
Tactile (through touch )
Kinesthetic (movement, and doing through body
movements)

6. This way multi-sensory learning
Involves the use of our senses. It focuses primarily on
using visual, auditory, and kinesthetic-tactile elements.
Is taught incorporating all senses into the learning process
to activate different parts of the brain simultaneously,
enhancing memory and the learning of written language.
Helps learners discover what learning style fits them best.
Provides more ways for understanding new information,
more ways to remember it and more ways to recall it later.

7. Pedagogical Strategies
Visual strategy
• Text and/or pictures on paper, posters, models,
projection screens, or computers
• Use of colors for highlighting, organizing
information.

8. Cont..
•Graphic organizers, outlining
passages
•Student created art, images, text,
pictures and videos

9. Auditory strategy
• computerized text readers
• books on tape/Cassettes

10. Cont..
• Video or film with accompanying
audio
• Music, songs, instruments,
speaking, rhymes, chants and
language games

11. Tactile strategy (touch)
• Sand trays
• Textured objects
•Finger paints

12. Cont..
• Modeling materials such as clay and
sculpting materials

13. Kinesthetic strategy (movement)
•kinesthetic method relates to body
movements

14. Cont..
• Games involving jumping rope, clapping or
other movements paired with activities while
counting and singing songs related to concepts
• Any large movement activity for students
involving dancing, swimming games or other
activities involving concepts

15. Strengths of multi sensory learning
• Increased learner engagement
• Generating a greater capacity for learning
• Encouraging a greater knowledge transfer
• Improved attitudes towards learning
• Greater student achievement

16. Cont..
• Develops critical thinking, a sense of cause
and effect
• Increases opportunity for choice and self
determination
• Improves communication and sharing
• Enhance students sense of presence

17. Cont..
• Improves memory by using the whole brain
• Reduces cognitive load and promotes dual
coding, more information is processed if split
into and presented by several channels

18. Cont..
• Develops critical thinking – a sense of cause
and effect
• Increases opportunity for choice and self
determination and improves communication
and sharing.

19. Multisensory Teaching Techniques
•If a child is not learning in the way you teach, change
your teaching strategy and teach the child, in the way
he learns
• Engaging students on multiple levels Encourage
students to use their senses to: Gather information
and linked ideas about a task

20. Limitations of multi sensory learning
• Initial cost of the equipment
• The time required for multi sensory learning