Why Multisensory Instruction?

Reason # 1 - Learner Engagement

"If you really want to engage learners, try taking a multisensory approach. Presentations that appeal to auditory, visual, and kinesthetic modalities simultaneously connect more deeply and have a lasting impact," (Maal, 2004)

Reason # 2 - Greater Capacity for Learning

"Recent research in the field of 'multiple intelligence / emotional intelligence' into how we learn, suggests that diversity of sensory and intellectual stimuli is key to increasing our capacity for learning," (Westley, 2003).

Hearing information, presented simultaneously with iconic visual input, is the most effective means of instructing. Using two channels of processing, simultaneously, allows the brain to process the information all at once and improves recall pathways through one channel or the other (Tiene, 2000).