Revisions for Differences

An Effective Teacher recognizing her student’s individual differences and special needs. An effective teacher must initially assess the types of students present in the classroom before presenting the material. Learners fall into three categories: Auditory, Visual and Kinesthetic. The auditory learner responds predominantly to what they hear, whereas the auditory learner responds to what is seen, the kinesthetic learner learns from their interactions.

The Effective Teacher realizes that the presentation of concepts for differing classes and students will have to be revised in order to get the expected student results. For example, if a lesson is being presented on art. The auditory learner would be best served by simply presenting information about an artist and his painting.  For the visual learner, an example would have to be used, whereby they can see the artwork and the details which make it unique. The kinesthetic learner on the other hand would have to create an artistic piece based on the art that is being presented and emphasized in the lesson.  In all three cases the Effective Teacher would have to revise their approach to determine how best to serve the different teaching styles in the classroom.

This article gives approaches to teaching when taking into consideration the different learning styles.

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