Learning+Style

Learning Style:

Differentiating instruction based on learning style is a useful way to help ensure that all students have unique opportunities to learn content in way that seems the most "natural" or "familiar" to them. In many classrooms, students are given a text book to read and are expected to gain a bulk of their knowledge from reading. While it may be true that most student possess some ability as a visual learner, many students may have other styles of learning that are more primary for them.

There are many theories of what "the" list of learning styles and/or multiple intelligences are, but most researchers would agree that many students possess more than one.

Examples of differentiated lesson plans (both PDF documents): Eighth Grade Math High School Physics

Other resources: Learning Style Inventory (PDF) Strategies for Differentiating by Learning Style (PDF 1/2) Strategies for Differentiating by Learning Styles (PDF 2/2) Sample Lesson Plans for Readiness, Interest, and Learning Styles