Learning Styles and HOD

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psreit
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Learning Styles and HOD

Post by psreit » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:06 am

I was just reading over some notes I had taken from a 'Learning Styles' workshop. I am not kidding when I say that dd places moderately in every category, strengths and weaknesses. Does anyone else have a child like this? I think that can make it difficult to know what approach to use sometimes, but it allows for the variety that HOD includes and has been good for dd. I had a visual, an auditory, and a kinestetic learner with our 3 older dc (although I didn't understand much of this at the time) :( Now I have one that is all three. :shock: This has definitely been a learning time for me. Thanks, HOD, for giving dd opportunity to use her skills in all these areas. :)
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Re: Learning Styles and HOD

Post by annaz » Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:56 am

psreit wrote:I was just reading over some notes I had taken from a 'Learning Styles' workshop. I am not kidding when I say that dd places moderately in every category, strengths and weaknesses. Does anyone else have a child like this? I think that can make it difficult to know what approach to use sometimes, but it allows for the variety that HOD includes and has been good for dd. I had a visual, an auditory, and a kinestetic learner with our 3 older dc (although I didn't understand much of this at the time) :( Now I have one that is all three. :shock: This has definitely been a learning time for me. Thanks, HOD, for giving dd opportunity to use her skills in all these areas. :)
So does mine. Pretty equal across the board. I was told that she's neither left or right brained, but has a good use of both. And that's good! Kids with one or the other, need work in the other areas.

I agree that HOD has a great use of all those areas.
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Re: Learning Styles and HOD

Post by countrymom » Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:36 am

That is actually good. A few years ago the big push was to discover your (or your students) learning style so you could emphasize that style. Now we are actually learning that for retention and long-term memory it is best to use all of the learning styles. This is one of the big reasons I chose HOD. Still, it doesn't hurt to know your child's learning style.
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Re: Learning Styles and HOD

Post by Carrie » Fri Apr 29, 2011 8:08 pm

Pam,

It is so interesting to discover your child's learning style, isn't it! :D Plus, the older the child, the more the "true" learning style presents itself. :wink: At HOD, we plan for each learning style for every day of instruction, so the wonderful part is that no matter what learning style your child is... there will be something that appeals to that learning style. Plus, we are also developing every other learning style in your child as well, so we're seeking balance. :D

Thanks for sharing! :D

Blessings,
Carrie

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