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Discuss different learning strategies and the importance of their application to the curriculum. How can they enhance the content in language arts and literacy, fine arts, and physical education for young children?
Even when all of the children in a classroom must meet the same pedagogical objectives, they do not all have to take the same path of learning. A teacher can still acknowledge children's different strengths and allow them to take different approaches to learning the same thing. Take, for example, a unit on the literature of the American Civil War. A student strong in verbal intelligence might want to read a biography or work of historical fiction, and write a tale from the perspective of one of the minor characters in the novel, incorporating historical details into the work, or create a work of literature or poetry based upon the nonfiction he or she read. A child with greater spatial intelligence might delight in mapping out the battles and troop movements, and gain an appreciation for the arduous nature of the conflict in that fashion, while a child with an interest in the fine arts could make an educational comic book that depicted the issues and people of the era. Choosing what assignments to focus upon will depend upon the needs of the class. Although no child can eschew learning the basics of reading and grammar, using the child's natural inclinations can be ways of making the potentially frightening seem familiar and fascination. Even child with a high level of energy and physical intelligence who squirms in his or her seat may feel liberated by being able to sing and dance while playing word games or learning poetry that makes use of kinesthetic movement
Also, on a level that transcends simply educating students in the basics, one could argue that gaining an appreciation and knowledge of the fine arts, literature, and how human beings use these expressive elements makes students better able to cope with personal adversity and transforms students into more empathetic future adults. The potentially liberating medium art, the confidence of creation, and the physical delight of moving through the world with confidence must be fostered in the classroom so real, dynamic learning can take place in a way that is meaningful to children.
Learning Improving Learning Strategies Based on the VARK Aural Style The VARK questionnaire has been developed to identify students' learning preferences from five potential styles, these are visual, aural, read/write, kinesthetic and multimodal (VARK, 2012) . The short questionnaire is not the identification of a true learning style, which deals with many different dimensions and can include many dimensions including elements such as environmental preferences and temperature, but a simple assessment of
Education Learning Styles; Optimizing Learning Strategies for an Aural Learner Different students may have different learning styles. The potential learning styles will favor particular aspects of the learning process which are most effective for any a particular student. Learning styles may be assessed in a number of ways; one useful tool is the questionnaire. The VARK questionnaire poses questions regarding preferred approaches and methods of learning. The answers are correlated in order
Foreign Language Learning Strategies This is a paper that outlines the strategies that can be used in the classroom by learners in learning foreign language. It has 6 sources. Implementation of a foreign language learning strategy may be employed by students independently, and these strategies need to be ones that focus on principles such as motivation, gender, age group, etc., in order to have the effect intended. Learning a second language is an
Education VARK Learning Styles and the Multimodal Learner Students may learn in differing ways; while a class discussion may aid absorption, processing and assimilation of information for one student another may benefit from reading an article and another from watching a video clip. The work of Fleming and Baume (2006) identified four main learning styles; visual, aural or auditory, read/write and kinesthetic. These each refer to the dominant source of learning from
Education Over the last several years, the field of education has been continually changing. This is because the public is demanding greater amounts of accountability. For the Library and Media program, this means that there must be a focus on providing additional resources in an era of declining budgets. The key for dealing with these challenges requires that everyone have a sense of leadership and vision. To fully understand how these
Learning a Second Language Psychological Aspects of Learning Psychological Aspects of Learning a Second Language A foreign or second language "L2" can be defined as a language that is studied in such environment where it is not the common language for daily interaction. The reasons for learning second language (L2) vary from person to person because different people learn a second language for different purposes. Some learn it for enjoyment and internal satisfaction