Learning Styles

If 90% of teaching is knowing the child, that has to include knowing their learning style. This part may not be necessarily intuitive like sensing when your child is tired or hungry or when he's had enough or when he is content or when he is ready for a new challenge. But it isn't hard to figure out. Google would be an excellent place to start. Just type "learning styles" and see what you get. What's your style? is a quick quiz you can take to help determine your learning style. Be sure to also answer it with your child/children in mind. James is, without a doubt, a auditory learner! He can "talk your ear off", can remember jingles and TV commercials effortlessly, he can express himself verbally and he LOVES verbal praise. There is more to being an auditory learner but these are some of the highlights that jumped out at me that James absolutely exhibits. He also loves music and can hear the beginning of a song or piece of music and tell me the name of it. Right now his favorite music is "Peter and the Wolf" narrated by Sir Alec Guinness (you know, Obi-Wan Kenobi from Star Wars) and a CD our cousin Bev sent him of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra playing all of composer, John Williams' best and most famous works- Star Wars, Raider of the Lost Ark, Superman, E.T. and so on. He also like the "Red Hot Peppers (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and plays a mean air drum to "Higher Ground". So, what's your learning style?