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Mitzi Palomino

Sherrell

TAP I

08 May 2017

Summary of Learning Styles

Why is important to understand and use learning styles? use personal results

It is important to understand learning styles, so that when interacting with students, know

how to better approach their learning. It is also very important to use their specific learning style

so that the lesson and teachings stay with them. There are 8 different styles of learning that help

students prosper in education. Word smart, number/reasoning smart, picture smart, body smart,

music smart, people smart, self smart, and nature smart. Each type of learning style bring

different types of formats of teaching. Personally Im word smart, meaning I am a verbal or

linguistic learner. This means I like to read, write and tell stories. Im good at memorizing

names, places, dates, and trivia. The best way I learn is by saying, hearing, and seeing words.

When approaching verbal or linguistic students, it is better to use storytelling to explain material,

conducting a debate, or writing a poem or a short play. Different learning styles vary by students,

even teachers have their own effective way of learning. It would be very hard for a number smart

teacher, to teach a word smart student. It would be most effective to place a students with a

teacher with the same learning style. After all, not every child learns the same, and not every

teacher teaches the same. Knowing which learning style you have is important so that you know

how to better your education and improve teaching methods.