Reading Styles & Strategies

Reading Styles & Strategies Reading Styles & Strategies

VISUAL Students with this strength can easily: Enjoy/learn best by: Learn to read best with:

Recall what they see
Follow written or drawn instructions
Learn by observing Using computer graphics;
performing visual puzzles;
looking at or designing
maps, charts, graphs Sight methods, dissimilar
words, silent reading,
words accompanied by pictures, slides or videos

AUDITORY Students with this strength can easily: Enjoy/learn best by: Learn to read best with:

Recall what they hear
Follow spoken instructions
Learn by listening and
speaking Talking, interviewing,
debating, participating
on a panel, asking and
answering questions,
memorizing, making oral reports Phonics, choral reading,
by listening to stories
and recordings of
books, discussing stories,
reading orally

TACTILE Students with this strength can easily: Enjoy/learn best by: Learn to read best with:

Recall what they touch
Follow instructions they
write or touch
Learn by touching or
manipulating objects Doodling, sketching, playing
board games, building
models, constructing
dioramas and relief maps
writing, tracing Writing/tracing methods,
playing games or reading
instructions, then making something

KINESTHETIC Students with this strength can easily: Enjoy/learn best by: Learn to read best with:

Recall their experiences
Follow instructions that
they perform or rehearse
Learn by touching or
manipulating objects Playing floor games,
assembling objects,
building models, participating
in fairs, setting up experiments,
acting, role-playing, scavenger
hunts Pantomiming, acting in plays,
riding a stationary bike
while listening to a book,
recording and reading,
reading instructions and
then building/doing
something

GLOBAL Students with this strength can easily: Enjoy/learn best by: Learn to read best with:

Make decisions based on
emotions/intuition
Are spontaneous
Focus on creativity
Care less about tidiness Information presented in
an interesting or humorous
story, examples, interesting
materials, group work,
and activities Holistic reading methods,
such as recorded books,
story writing, choral
reading with books, computer
software, audiovisual materials, projects
and games

ANALYTIC Students with this strength can easily: Enjoy/learn best by: Learn to read best with:

Make decisions based on
logic/common sense
Plan and organize well
Focus on details and facts
Like a tidy environment Information presented in
sequential steps, with rules
and examples, structure
materials, teacher-directed
lessons, clear goals and
requirements Phonics (if auditory),
programmed materials, puzzles,
some worksheets-reinforced
by strategies appropriate for
global learners

Thanks: Creative Classroom

VISUAL	Students with this strength can easily:	Enjoy/learn best by:	Learn to read best with:
	Recall what they see Follow written or drawn instructions Learn by observing	Using computer graphics; performing visual puzzles; looking at or designing maps, charts, graphs	Sight methods, dissimilar words, silent reading, words accompanied by pictures, slides or videos

AUDITORY	Students with this strength can easily:	Enjoy/learn best by:	Learn to read best with:
	Recall what they hear Follow spoken instructions Learn by listening and speaking	Talking, interviewing, debating, participating on a panel, asking and answering questions, memorizing, making oral reports	Phonics, choral reading, by listening to stories and recordings of books, discussing stories, reading orally

TACTILE	Students with this strength can easily:	Enjoy/learn best by:	Learn to read best with:
	Recall what they touch Follow instructions they write or touch Learn by touching or manipulating objects	Doodling, sketching, playing board games, building models, constructing dioramas and relief maps writing, tracing	Writing/tracing methods, playing games or reading instructions, then making something

KINESTHETIC	Students with this strength can easily:	Enjoy/learn best by:	Learn to read best with:
	Recall their experiences Follow instructions that they perform or rehearse Learn by touching or manipulating objects	Playing floor games, assembling objects, building models, participating in fairs, setting up experiments, acting, role-playing, scavenger hunts	Pantomiming, acting in plays, riding a stationary bike while listening to a book, recording and reading, reading instructions and then building/doing something

GLOBAL	Students with this strength can easily:	Enjoy/learn best by:	Learn to read best with:
	Make decisions based on emotions/intuition Are spontaneous Focus on creativity Care less about tidiness	Information presented in an interesting or humorous story, examples, interesting materials, group work, and activities	Holistic reading methods, such as recorded books, story writing, choral reading with books, computer software, audiovisual materials, projects and games

ANALYTIC	Students with this strength can easily:	Enjoy/learn best by:	Learn to read best with:
	Make decisions based on logic/common sense Plan and organize well Focus on details and facts Like a tidy environment	Information presented in sequential steps, with rules and examples, structure materials, teacher-directed lessons, clear goals and requirements	Phonics (if auditory), programmed materials, puzzles, some worksheets-reinforced by strategies appropriate for global learners