Friday, March 28, 2014

Your Maths Learning Style



What are learning styles and why is it important for parents to know about them?

 ·         If you ask a child who needs movement to sit still and memorise a times-table, you’re unlikely to get good results. You would do far better if you allowed them to walk around or play hopscotch on a makeshift map of times-tables.
·         Tactile children, would love to use Koosh balls and learn better by using self-correcting learning tools (flip chutes, electro boards) and other hands-on activities. 
·         Auditory children benefit from making tapes of their lessons (either recording their teachers in class, or reading the material themselves out loud).  E.g., chanting the times-tables.
·         Kinesthetic children may make schoolwork more interesting by miming the lesson or staging a production.


Learning Styles help answer the following questions:
·         Does your child like working alone or with a friend?
·         Does your child like doing homework at the desk or on the sofa?
·         Can they concentrate on board games, puzzles and maths problems in the morning better than in the evening?

Discover your child's learning style - today. 



  

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Parents and tutors need to understand every kid. All kids are different, they have different picking power. So time has to be devoted and smart study is required.