1. Find Your Learning Style
Speech 9, Project 8
Tonia Hamilton
Mprovmasters

2. Most Common Learning Styles

3. Visual Learners
O Like using pictures, colors,
maps, graphs, charts, and
tables to organize
information
O Possess good spatial
sense
O Like to draw diagrams to
explain things

4. Strategies for Visual Learners
O Use poignant
imagery, written
repetition, or flash
cards
O Use Post-It notes,
to-do lists, and
other reminders
O Underline or
highlight material

5. Aural (Auditory) Learners
O Learn best by hearing
things
O Good at explaining things
and following spoken
directions
O Do not mind reading out
loud and speaking in front
of others

6. Strategies for Aural (Auditory)
Learners
O Record lectures
O Listen to tutorials
O Discuss key
concepts and
discoveries with
other people

7. Kinesthetic (Tactile, “Hands-
On”) Learners
O Learn by doing, taking
action
O Use their body and sense
of touch to explore the
world around them
O Enjoy participating in
sports and exercise and
other physical activities
(i.e. gardening,
woodworking)

8. Strategies for Kinesthetic
(Tactile, “Hands-On”) Learners
O Keep verbal
explanations short
and concise
O Provide simulations
and live
demonstrations when
possible

9. Read/Write Learners
O Acquire information by
reading material and
writing notes
O Gravitate towards
articulate teachers

10. Strategies for Read/Write
Learners
O Use a combination of
handouts, textbooks,
technology, and lecture
notes
O Encourage them to
make lists
O Show them how to
convert visual materials
into words and
statements

11. Tonia’s VARK Learning Style
Inventory Scores
O Read/Write: 16
O Kinesthetic: 10
O Visual: 9
O Aural: 8

12. In Conclusion…

13. Resources
http://success.oregonstate.edu/learning-styles
http://www.vark-learn.com
http://learning-styles-online.com
http://www.surfaquarium.com