How does your child learn? Do they prefer to climb, sing or draw?
Why do some children learn to read easily at school while others prefer to climb out the window? Some children love to color within the lines, whilst others become frustrated?
One of the reasons is children
have different learning styles which are dictated by their dominant
sense: sight, hearing or motion.
Children who are able to use their dominant sense thrive. Children who can't may have problems meeting developmental milestones. So identifying and working with your child's learning style will help them. Learning toys are tools to help children develop skills. When chosen well they complement a natural learning style, and so help the learning process.
Which learning toy should you choose?
A child will love playing with a learning toy which complements their preferred sense. A visual child will love a building set, an auditory child a musical instrument and a kinesthetic child a trampoline. However children need to be encouraged to use their non-preferred sense and this is where learning toys really come into their own.
What do you think is your child's dominate sense?
Take a step back and think about yourself.
Imagine you are at the beach. Do you mostly notice the vivid blue of the sky and the shimmer of the water? Or the crash of the waves and the high pitched call of the seabirds? Or perhaps the feeling of the warm breeze against your skin and the grittiness of the sand?
As we go through life we depend on our senses of sight, hearing and touch. But consistently you'll find you are drawn to use one particular sense. We all have a dominant sense, or occasionally a combination of two, which is stronger and that we rely on more. And it doesn't seem to be something that we can choose.
We learn through our senses, and our dominant sense determines what we prefer to learn, how we like to learn, and the tools we enjoy using. Learning, as we've always known, is not a one size fits all.
Characteristics of a Visual Learner
These children learn from what they can see and often use their hands to recreate what they've seen by drawing or modeling. Visual babies love to look at things such as mobiles. Visual learners tend to have excellent hand-eye coordination. Their fine motor skills are excellent.
Learning toys they'll like include:
Learning toys they'll enjoy include:
Learning toys they'll love include:
Why do some children learn to read easily at school while others prefer to climb out the window? Some children love to color within the lines, whilst others become frustrated?
Children who are able to use their dominant sense thrive. Children who can't may have problems meeting developmental milestones. So identifying and working with your child's learning style will help them. Learning toys are tools to help children develop skills. When chosen well they complement a natural learning style, and so help the learning process.
Which learning toy should you choose?
A child will love playing with a learning toy which complements their preferred sense. A visual child will love a building set, an auditory child a musical instrument and a kinesthetic child a trampoline. However children need to be encouraged to use their non-preferred sense and this is where learning toys really come into their own.
What do you think is your child's dominate sense?
Take a step back and think about yourself.
Imagine you are at the beach. Do you mostly notice the vivid blue of the sky and the shimmer of the water? Or the crash of the waves and the high pitched call of the seabirds? Or perhaps the feeling of the warm breeze against your skin and the grittiness of the sand?
As we go through life we depend on our senses of sight, hearing and touch. But consistently you'll find you are drawn to use one particular sense. We all have a dominant sense, or occasionally a combination of two, which is stronger and that we rely on more. And it doesn't seem to be something that we can choose.
We learn through our senses, and our dominant sense determines what we prefer to learn, how we like to learn, and the tools we enjoy using. Learning, as we've always known, is not a one size fits all.
Characteristics of a Visual Learner
These children learn from what they can see and often use their hands to recreate what they've seen by drawing or modeling. Visual babies love to look at things such as mobiles. Visual learners tend to have excellent hand-eye coordination. Their fine motor skills are excellent.
Learning toys they'll like include:
- Art and crafts
- Modeling
- Picture books
- Puzzles
- Board games
- Video games
- Computers and internet
- Building toys
- Science toys
- Speech - they may need help with learning the correct sounds.
- Social skills - often revolves around speech and communication
- Physical skills such as coordination and balance. Sports and fitness may need to be worked on.
Learning toys they'll enjoy include:
- Reading and singing
- Stories, rhymes and poetry
- Audio books
- Music
- Music boxes
- Musical instruments
- Physical skills such as coordination and balance. Sports and fitness may need to be worked on.
- Fine motor skills - they may need help with writing.
Learning toys they'll love include:
- Climbing, jumping, running, swimming
- Building
- Riding toys, scooters and bikes
- Ball play
- Kites
- Trampolines
- Sand boxes
- Swings and slides
- Pretend play
- Tactile toys
- Fine motor skills- they may need help with writing.
- Speech - they may need help with learning the correct sounds
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