• Prof. Henry Tenedero is a Director of the Executive Council of the International Learning Styles Network (ILSN) Global Leadership Forum and President of the Center for Learning and Teaching Styles Philippines (CLTS) and MINDful Ideas. He has been at the forefront of educational advocacy and reform in the Philippines espousing the International Learning Styles Model in Philippine schools and corporate institutions.

• Tenedero acquired his Master’s Degree in Development Management at the Asian Institute of Management and graduated from Harvard University’s Graduate School Program for Professional Education Leaders. He serves as Chair of the International Movement of Development Managers, Chapter Convenor of the AIM Alumni in Baguio, and Board Director for 2008 of the Philippine Marketing Association.

PROF. HENRY S. TENEDERO

PROF. HENRY S. TENEDERO

• From his beginnings as a conference participant which has brought him to establish CLTS and MINDful Ideas, he is now an active presenter at the Annual Learning Styles Leadership Institute in New York, and a board member of the International Learning Styles Network (ILSN).

• The CLTS has also published a number of Professor Tenedero’s books tackling their organization’s advocacies for parents and educators alike, such as “Cooking Up A Creative Genius”,” Breaking the IQ Myth”,” Super Teacher”, “MINDful IDEAS”, “Using Passion and Laughter in Your Presentations” and “AHA! I Gotcha!”.

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LEARNING LEARNING STYLES STYLES QUESTIONNAIRE QUESTIONNAIRE (LSQ)(LSQ)

What Parents Need to Know About What Parents Need to Know About LearningLearning

(international journal for educators)(international journal for educators)

• Dr. Rita DunnDr. Rita Dunn• Dr. Barbara ThompsonDr. Barbara Thompson• Mr. Henry TenederoMr. Henry Tenedero

Parents need to internalize thatParents need to internalize that

• Every child is uniquely different.• Every child has strengths.• Children all learn best through their

unique strengths; few children learn best through their weaknesses.

However:However:

• Without knowing it, many parents teach to their children’s weaknesses;

• Most parents have not been taught toidentify their individual children’s strengths;

• Most children are unaware of their own strengths;

It is likely that most parents

don’t know that:

1.1. Husbands and wives in the Husbands and wives in the same family learn differently same family learn differently

from each from each other.other.

2.2. Siblings do not share Siblings do not share the same learning styles.the same learning styles.

3.3. Whether children do Whether children do well in school depends on well in school depends on the “luck of the draw” – the “luck of the draw” – whether their learning whether their learning styles match or do not styles match or do not match – their teachers’ match – their teachers’

teaching stylesteaching styles

4.4. ““LD” does not LD” does not necessarily mean that the necessarily mean that the

child is LEARNING – child is LEARNING – disabled; it could mean that disabled; it could mean that

the child isthe child isTEACHING - disabledTEACHING - disabled

5.5. How children study How children study determines whether or not determines whether or not they learn. The question they learn. The question

isn’t: SHOULD children do isn’t: SHOULD children do homework? Rather, it homework? Rather, it

should be: should be: HOW should they HOW should they

do it?do it?

6.6.If, by age six, a child isn’t If, by age six, a child isn’t reading, he’s been taught reading, he’s been taught using the wrong method.using the wrong method.

7.7.When a global student fails When a global student fails math, the odds are that his math, the odds are that his

teacher is analytic.teacher is analytic.

8.8. Some children learn Some children learn best while sitting on the best while sitting on the

floor and under soft light, floor and under soft light, with the television or radio with the television or radio

on, and surrounded by on, and surrounded by food. When they are food. When they are

allowed to do so, they allowed to do so, they process information process information

globally.globally.

9.9.““Night owls” do not learn Night owls” do not learn while the sun shineswhile the sun shines

10.10. Some youngsters Some youngsters cannot work without cannot work without

breaks.breaks.

11.11. Some youngsters Some youngsters cannot think without cannot think without

movingmoving

12.12. Some youngsters Some youngsters cannot learn by cannot learn by

themselves; others cannot themselves; others cannot concentrate with an adult concentrate with an adult

nearby.nearby.

13.13. While learning, some While learning, some like it HOT while some like like it HOT while some like

it COLD – (like most it COLD – (like most spouses!).spouses!).

14.14. A child may not actually A child may not actually be “problem” child; he just be “problem” child; he just may be nonconforming (for may be nonconforming (for some kids, rules are made some kids, rules are made

to be broken!).to be broken!).

15.15.Some children are Some children are “punished by rewards”, “punished by rewards”, other are rewarded by other are rewarded by

punishment. Unfortunately, punishment. Unfortunately, some children refuse or will some children refuse or will

NOT learn from the NOT learn from the mistakes their parents mistakes their parents

made.made.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!