Uncover 3 Learning Styles Myth vs. Multimodal Learning
I’m a visual learner but you’re an auditory learner. I’ve said that for years about my daughter and myself. It felt like an answer to
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Learning Styles: Is Your Child a Hands-On Learner? Discover Multimodal Learning
You’ve probably heard that learning styles hold the key for a struggling reader, and that a hands-on learner just needs hands-on teaching. Well, the research doesn’t quite agree. Once you discover what the research actually says, you’ll stop chasing the “right” learning style and start using what helps students.
For years, I told everyone I was a visual learner and my daughter was an auditory one. It felt like a missing puzzle piece. Then I dug into what happened when researchers put learning styles to the test and discovered a plot twist.
There’s a second surprise. A simple label can quietly change how adults see a child, and dyslexic kids often get the short end of it. The good news? There’s a better approach, called multimodal learning, and it’s already inside every Orton-Gillingham lesson.
What you’ll discover:
The difference between what your child enjoys and what actually helps them remember.
The one question to ask before you reach for pictures, audio, or hands-on practice.
One small change that will make a difference.
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Chapters
00:00 – Idea of learning styles can be misleading
07:14 – Distinguishing between enjoyment and learning
08:54 – Content not style determines effectiveness
14:19 – Multimodal learning
16:33 – Orton Gillingham: multimodal learning in action
Resources Mentioned:
Why Don’t Students Like School? by Daniel Willingham
Stop Propagating the Learning Styles Myth, Paul Kirschner: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360131516302482
Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence, Pashler et al., Psychological Science in the Public Interest (2008): https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233600402_Learning_Styles_Concepts_and_Evidence
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