Identifying Your Children’s Learning Style :: Melinda Ledman [EP57]

Every child learns differently. While some children strengths are reading or writing, others learn more effectively through hands-on activities. There are three primary defined learning styles: visual, auditory and kinesthetic. This week’s podcast, my guest Melinda Ledman will talk about identifying your children’s learning style. Melinda is a full-time homeschool mom and she shares about the importance of learning your child’s learning styles. The purpose of figuring out your child’s learning style is to make sure you teach them in the way they love to learn. Melinda’s concept of learning your child’s learning preference is similar to Gary Chapman’s The Five Love Languages. Learning what motivates your child’s learning reaps huge benefits. “Take time and experiment what they like whether it be visual, audio or kinesthetic.”For a visual learner, you’ll want things with more pictures, graphs, or bold colors. Auditory kids can do really well in a lecture setting. And if they are musically inclined, they can even compose their own songs to remember the facts. For your kinesthetic learning, these children like movements. Melinda shared how her daughter was memorizing facts while jumping up and down a trampoline which really helped with her learning style. “It takes them more concentration to sit still and they can’t learn because they are so focus on sitting still. If you really do want your kinesthetic learner to be sitting, then do it for a short period of time.”