Learning Styles & Why It Matters for Your Child's Success in School with Ann Dolin, M. Ed.

“𝑀𝑦 𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠-𝑜𝑛 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑟.”“𝑀𝑦 𝑑𝑎𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠.”
Teachers and parents often classify kids as Auditory, Visual, or Kinesthetic learners. But there’s a lot of research showing “learning styles” are actually a bust, and categorizing your kid won’t improve their ability to learn (or their test scores!).
𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩.
Educational Connections Founder and President Ann Dolin, M.Ed., discussed peeling away the labels to better help kids absorb and understand the material.
Hear Ann's insights on:
-The most effective study strategies all learners should master
-The scaffolding, or layering, method to help your student mesh their preferences with other activities to better challenge their brain
-How to turn passive studying sessions into active and engaging learning sessions
-Why the more styles of learning a child is exposed to, the less likely they are to forget the material
For questions regarding this event, please contact Robin Kerr (Col '14), [e-mail].