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Learning Styles
Learning Styles
My five learning styles were visual, applied, spatial, independent, and pragmatic.
Visual: A visual learner is someone who learns by reading or viewing pictures. By sight, things
can be remembered and visual learners can picture something in their mind. If a teacher knows
that their ELL student is a visual learner they should match the English word with a picture so
that the student can match it to memory. This is an advantage for the teacher because they are
able to target which strategies will work for each student and include each in the lesson.
Strategies for visual ELL students could be making sure the student sits close to the board so
they can better see what is on it instead of relying on listening, using pictures and diagrams in
lessons, color coding since colors are something universal, and using flashcards for study so that
Applied: Applied learners learn best through a direct application of skills, theories, and models.
Students take what they have learned in class and are able to apply facts to actual activities. They
prefer practical, real-life examples and objects right in front of them. For an ELL student it
would benefit the teacher to give the students objects to work with and teach them in context in
which they will be learning real life examples. It may even be helpful to draw on the students'
experiences transitioning to a new school or class and use what they are going through to teach
lessons so that what they are learning is meaningful and current to their daily life.
Spatial: Spatial learners are good at seeing how physical objects work. These students may be
good at drawing or assembling items. An ELL student who is a spatial learner should be taught
through real life objects and things they can manipulate. It would be a good method to use
overwhelmed when working in a group. A new ELL student who is an independent learner
should work mostly alone, because moving to a new school or being in a new environment is
already overwhelming enough. In a group, this child may need to be assigned a specific role in
order to better interact with the group or class. A teacher can allow this student to assess their
own goals for learning or talk to the class about what motivates them, instead of drawing upon
Pragmatic: Pragmatic learners are practical and systematic learners who enjoy logic. A teacher
with an ELL student who is a pragmatic learner should give the student a clearly formatted list of
directions for an activity or assessment. This list may be in English as well as their native