1. GLE 1O1

2. 1.Make tapes of your class notes and then listen to them; 2.Tape record lectures and discussions in class (with permission from your teacher); 3.Remember details by trying to “hear” previous discussions; 4. Say new vocabulary words and spelling words out loud; 5. Participate in class discussions…

3. 5.Ask questions and volunteer answers in class; 6. Read your assignments out loud; 7. Read your assignments into a tape recorder, then listen to the recording; 8. After hearing about a topic, read about it; 9. Whisper new information to yourself; 10. Pay close attention to the changes in your teacher’s voice (soft/loud)…

4. 12. Remember details by saying them over and over; 13. Pay close attention to spoken instructions!

5. 1. Learn by doing things or practicing new skills; 2. Write notes to yourself to help you remember things; 3. Take notes during lectures and discussions; 4. Type important information, like spelling words or notes; 5. Trace over new spelling words with your finger…

6. 6. Take frequent “stand up and stretch” breaks; 7. Draw pictures of what you need to learn; 8. Move around quietly when you need to concentrate; 9. Build projects to help explain your ideas; 10. Frequently change pens and pencils so you have a different feel or grip as you write!

7. 1. Occasionally change the colour of ink in your pens or alternate using coloured pens; 2. Look at all the pictures, charts, and graphs in your textbooks; 3. Read all of your assignment directions; 4. Visualize (see in your mind), new vocabulary or spelling words; 5. Read the class topic the day before it is discussed in class; 6. Visualize the details of what you read…

8. 7. Examine the bulletin boards and other things on your classroom walls for connections to lessons; 8. Use a colourful highlighter to point out important information in your reading; 9. Visualize yourself doing what you are trying to learn; 10. Pay attention to the details of pictures; 11. Learn new things by seeing, observing, and reading!

9. What if you are an AUDITORY learner? What are some helpful aids?  Use tapes  Watch TV  Listen to music  Speak/listen to speakers  Make up rhymes/poems  Read aloud  Talk to yourself  Repeat things orally

10.  Use rhythmic sounds  Have discussions  Listen carefully!  Use oral directions  Sound outwards  Use theatre  Say words in syllables  Use mnemonics (word links, rhymes, poems, lyrics)

11. What if you are a TACTILE/KINESTHETIC learner? What are some helpful aids?  Pace/walk as your study  Physically complete activities  Practice by repeated motions  Role play  Exercise  Dance  Write  Write on surface with finger

12.  Take notes  Associate feelings with concepts/information  Write lists repeatedly  Stretch/move in chair  Watch lips move in front of mirror  Use mnemonics (word links, rhymes, poems, lyrics)

13. What if you are a VISUAL learner? What are some helpful aids?  Use guided imagery  Form pictures in your mind  Take notes  See parts of words  Use cue words  Use notes  Use colour codes  Use study cards

14.  Use photographic pictures  Watch TV  Watch film strips  Watch movies for visual reinforcement  Use charts and graphs  Use maps  Demonstrate  Draw/use drawings  Use exhibits  Watch lips move in front of a mirror

15.  Use mnemonics: acronyms, visual chains, mind maps, graphic organizers, acrostics

16. Which one are you?