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While multisensory
instruction is the BEST means of instructing any child, you can make instruction
even more effective by gearing instruction
to your child's primary learning style first. Reinforcement of concepts
through his secondary and tertiary learning channels serves to strengthen
retention and recall, and maximizes learning.
Learning-style
based lesson planning is accomplished in a similar fashion to multisensory
lesson planning. The main difference is that with Learning-style based
planning, the initial presentation of new content or concepts is done
through the child's primary learning style. Information is best absorbed
when both the primary and secondary learning styles are used simultaneously,
but using the styles sequentially is better than using only one style.
Teaching is then followed by reinforcing activities, which include the
tertiary learning style as well as the primary and secondary learning
styles.
Planning
such lessons may be difficult in the beginning, but once you start teaching
in a variety of ways, thinking of multisensory activities will become
second-nature.
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