You’ll love this easy introduction for homeschool parents of the list of learning styles. Also, grab my other tips I have on my page homeschool learning styles.
Not all children learn the same way.
For example, one child may be content to read books while another prefers to play the piano.
Trying to teach your kids in the same way can be doing each one a disservice.
But then again, we homeschool because we recognize differences.
Too, when you identify how your child learns best, you can give them tips for subjects they struggle in.
Also, you can nurture their talents and help your students to be successful.
What Is a Learning Style
Frist, understanding what is a learning style can be easier to explain than all the terms and labels which have exploded in recent years. More on that in a minute.
A learning style can be defined in many ways but it’s the way an individual prefers to learn.
It involves the way he prefers to gather information and how the steps a person uses to process the information.
In addition, it involves these other things.
- whether a person prefers to learn alone or with others
- if a person prefers to read about activities versus do activities
- when relationships with you or others are more important than learning
- whether an environment is bright light and quiet or low light with music
Additionally, one more important thing to know is that most experts agree that by the time a child is about seven years old his dominant learning style is fixed.
Up until that time, most kids learn through moving.
Next, for years the educational world touted that individuals fall into three categories or learning styles.
They are:
- visual (sight)
- kinesthetic (movement, sensory or use of body)
- auditory (sounds)
While I agree with those learning styles, I have come to learn that using the term learning personality is easier.
Look why using the term learning personality makes it easy to tap into our child’s strengths.
Why Your Child’s Learning Personality is Important
Because teaching styles are only part of choosing curriculum easily, I’ve included a link to my online course Identifying Your Homeschooled Childs Learning Personality.
YOU WILL LEARN:
- How to understand the way your child prefers to learn so that you can teach him in a way that he enjoys learning;
- How to pinpoint your child’s learning personality;
- A starting point in understanding (barring any special learning challenges or disabilities) and accepting your child’s preferred way of taking in information;
- Understanding when the learning personality emerges; and
- Teaching tips for each learning personality to stop the head-butting.
Moreover, look at the resources to help you understanding learning styles.
Homeschool Learning Style and Personality Book Helps and How to of Homeschooling
Arming yourself with more information as to how children learn and how to teach them best should be part of every homeschool library.
Our goal in homeschooling is to be the best teacher and learn how OUR kids learn best and not every child or grade level.
Homeschooling 31 Day Boot Camp for New Homeschoolers is a real eye-opener on homeschooling. It will alleviate a lot of the anxieties about getting started homeschooling. Reading each chapter’s highlights will give you encouragement, knowledge, guidance, and peace of mind to homeschool with confidence. The best part is that you’ll be educating the person who loves your kids the most in this world--YOU!
Carol Barnier knew that her son -- more likely to be sitting on the table (or the refrigerator) than in his chair -- was worthy of high expectations. She also knew that he could easily miss achieving them if she didn't find the right key to unlock his capacity to learn. Carol found volumes of information on how to recognize the challenges in ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) children, how to manage them, how to discipline them, and how to accept them. But no one told her how to teach her son math tomorrow. In her search for solutions, she developed techniques that are not only fun for all children, but highly successful with any child who struggles with focus.
All children want to learn, but so often we give students a key to unlock their understanding of a new concept only to discover that it was the wrong key. The question then becomes, WHAT NOW? Carol Barnier delivers a fresh and demystifying approach to learning styles. You'll find answers and so much more. You, the newly energized "Keeper of the Keys," will now have access to the following ideas that will help you find the right key to unlock a love of learning in your K-12th grade child:
And I have some posts here for you as well.
You’ll love my workshop above as well as these resources.
Other Homeschool Learning Style Resources
- 8 Best Classical Style History Curriculum for a Classical Learning Style
- What Are The 5 Learning Styles to Know to Form a Powerful Homeschool Foundation
- How to Easily Match the Homeschool Classical Approach With Learning Style
- How to Fuse Personality and Learning Styles to Choose the BEST Homeschool Curriculum
- Mega List of Workbook Style Homeschool Curriculum For K to 12 Kids
- 3 Veteran’s Superb Tips to Understand Homeschool Learning Style Differences
- 6 Easy Ways to Identify the Charlotte Mason Homeschool Style
- How to Determine the Best Learning Style Approach for Your Child?
- What Are the Homeschool Top Main 5 Learning Styles
- Practical Tips for Learning Styles
- Discovering Learning Styles
- How Understanding Homeschool Teaching Styles Makes You Successful
- 35+ Best Homeschool Curriculum By Learning Style (free printable)
- How Homeschool Learning Styles Helps You to Accept Each Childs Differences
- What Are the Top 5 Homeschool Styles
List of Learning Styles for Homeschool Parents
Finally, look at this list of learning styles and then the homeschool style approach below.
Further to keep it simple I have used only 4 learning personalities or style because some references tout that there are 16 different types of learning styles.
Although you can take many tests to determine this list is an easy starting point by beginning with 4 general learning personalities which will get you on the right track for your child.
4 Major Learning Personality Types
Here the four easy ways to remember.
- The Socializers
- The Organizers
- The Risk Takers
- And the Intellectuals
Equally important to understand is that most individuals (kids included) can have traits of each one.
However, to find the dominant learning personality, it would mean the one that is used most.
Usually, a second personality trait follows but is not as strong as the first personality trait.
I’ve learned that each approach can be matched to learning styles too. Look at them below.
What Are The 5 Learning Styles
Look below at the 5 learning styles or homeschool approaches.
1. Unit Study Approach for Families Who Want Free Exploration
2. Workbook Approach for Families Who Want Memory Work and Workbooks
3. Classical Approach for Families Who Put Emphasis on Learning from Ancient Minds of the Past
4. Charlotte Mason Approach for Families Who Nurture a Love of Nature and Living Books
5. Unschooling Approach for Families Who Want Child-Led Learning Without Bounds
By taking the course, you can easily see how to pair learning personality with learning style.
