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Multi = mulˇti-,
- [prefix] "more than one", (www.Hyperdictionary.com).
Sensory = senˇsoˇry, [adj] "Involving or derived from the senses", (www.Hyperdictionary.com).
Multisensory = mulˇtiˇsenˇsoˇry - [adj] "Relating to or involving several bodily
senses", The
American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.
Multisensory
teaching combines three learning senses--auditory
(hearing and speaking), visual (seeing and
perceiving), and kinesthetic (touch and movement)
while teaching students. Lessons are taught using two or more of these
modalities simultaneously to receive or express information. Teachers
teach in two or more ways, and students can express their responses in
a variety of ways.
"Albert
Einstein said, 'Learning is experiencing. Everything else is just information.'
His insight suggests that we must experience our learning by using our
complex sensory systems. Our species has an innate need to see, touch,
taste, feel, and hear the features of any new object in order to understand
it better," (Wesson, 2002).
Thus, using senses for learning just makes sense!
Each learning style has unique characteristics and needs. Let's explore each of the
primary learning styles in more depth..
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