Of all types of learning styles, my top five learning styles are visual, applied, verbal, social, and

pragmatic.

A visual learner is one in who learns better by seeing what the instructor is talking about rather
than just hearing it being said. For example, these types of learners like to read, study pictures,
read graphs, and other things along that line. I find it very difficult to learn just by listening to
someone talk. I have to have visuals to go along with what they are saying for it to make sense
to me. To accommodate these types of learners, I would put everything on the smart board and
also have pictures to go along with it.

An applied learner is one who needs real-life examples to help understand content. They do not
do well with ideas and language, they need concrete objects and examples of when this content
is applicable in real life. To accommodate these learners, I would always have students make
real life-connections.

A verbal learner is one that has a hard time visualizing how things work without being verbally
told. They have to hear things directly how it is being taught in order to comprehend
information. They prefer not to have to imagine themselves what the teacher may mean. To
accommodate these types of learners, I would always verbally say directions and information as
well as displaying it on the board.

A social learner is one who prefers to work directly with classmates. They like group work and
interaction with others. They do not like to complete assignments on their own and prefer an
interactive classroom rather than independent work all of the time. To accommodate these
learners, I would incorporate a lot of group work and collaboration.

A pragmatic learner is one who is practical, logical, and systematic. They like following direction
exactly as they are supposed to and do not like to stray from the guide. They do not like to take
risks or use their imagination to come up with a solution. They also prefer not to learn through
discovery and experimentation. To accommodate these learners, I would always give explicit
directions and be very clear on what I wanted done.