What are the benefits of knowing my childs learning style?
Knowing how your child likes to learn and process information is an invaluable tool that you can use to help her do better in school and develop a love of learning. Education experts have identified three main types of learners — physical, visual, and auditory. Understanding that your child is an auditory learner (though her style may shift later), and therefore most comfortable using hearing to explore the world, can help you play to that strength and work on the other learning styles — physical and visual — that need more stimulation. When learning about a new math concept, for example, an auditory learner will remember the information if she can listen to the teacher explain it or sing it and answer her questions. A physical learner may need to use blocks, an abacus, or other counting materials to practice the new concept. A visual learner will grasp the material more quickly by reading about it in a math book, watching her teacher solve a sample problem on the black board, or seein
