Multisensory Instruction A Parents Guide
Multisensory Instruction A Parents Guide
How Do Children Learn?
“20 to 30% of the school-aged population remembers what is heard;
40% recall visually the things that are seen or read;
Many must write or use their fingers in some manipulative way to help them remember basic facts;
Other people cannot internalize information or skills unless they use them in real-life activities such as actually writing a letter to learn the correct format."
~Marie Carbo, Rita Dunn, and Kenneth Dunn (1986) Teaching students to read through their individual learning styles. Prentice-Hall, p.13.
A Visual Learner
Needs to
See It!
An Auditory Learner
Needs to Hear It!
A Kinesthetic Tactile Learner Needs to Do It! or Touch It!
Multisensory
instruction
engages all the senses and
reinforces the strengths of
every child.
What’s in Your Toolbox?
Describe materials in your
home that support
visual learners
auditory learners
tactile learners
kinesthetic learners
Multisensory instruction combines two or more senses.
True or False
Store bought materials are better for instruction than teacher made materials.
True or False
Children should always sit still and listen when learning new things.
True or False
A visual learner does not like to hold or touch new materials.
True or False
Do your materials
…appeal to all senses?
…make noise?
…provide tactile experiences?
…engage the active learner?
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VisualChild
AuditoryChild
KinestheticChild
TactileChild
See It! Hear It! Do It! Touch It!