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!