Twelve Back to School Tips for Homeschoolers–Tip IV of XII: Understand Learning Styles and Readiness<\/p>\n
My first\u201chomeschool purchase\u201d for our own children twenty-eight years ago was the complete set of audios of \u201cYour Story Hour\u201d\u2014Bible, true life, character, and history stories of the \u201cUncle Dan and Aunt Sue\u201d venue. I remember clearly running my fingers over the cassette holders, smelling them, and being so happy to have such a quality product to help me teach Joshua. He, on the other hand, was more interested in playing in the box that they came in. Then along came Kayla, one of the smartest little girls I had ever seen, yet she couldn\u2019t write her name for years and years. Both Joshua and Kayla showed me right away what their learning styles were\u2014those audio cassettes, along with daily lengthy read aloud sessions with Mom, were their avenues for learning for many years, for they could learn nearly anything (except how to write their names!) by listening. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Along came our third child, and if it didn\u2019t have pictures and she couldn\u2019t snuggle close, her learning didn\u2019t seem to transpire so easily. (The exception to this is when we began getting Ken Ham audios. She was mesmerized by his voice and wanted to listen to him every day!) Cami was anything but an audio learner. She loved workbooks and activities\u2014the more, the better. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n We understood early on that we were homeschooling in order to provide the kind of education that we wanted for our children\u2014and the kind that each child needed. Thus, we learned about learning styles and purchased materials accordingly. We used multi-sensory materials and definitely had our non-auditory learners still listen, but focused on their learning styles in the areas of math and reading, especially. There is a wealth of information out there about the three primary learning styles (auditory, visual, and kinesthetic), as well as how to determine how your child learns best. It was an absolutely blissful way to teach young children. (It also allowed us to focus on obedience and character in those who needed a little more time!) The research is out there! Sure, some kids learn to read at ages four, five, or six. I think that would be fun\u2014I\u2019ve just never experienced it. And that is fine. Every child is different\u2014and remember, that is one reason we chose this approach to education. The point isn\u2019t to wait and wait for formal education. The point is to do what is best for each child in your family. <\/p>\n Twelve Back to School Tips for Homeschoolers–Tip IV of XII: Understand Learning Styles and Readiness My first\u201chomeschool purchase\u201d for our own children twenty-eight years ago was the complete set of audios of \u201cYour Story Hour\u201d\u2014Bible, true life, character, and history stories of the \u201cUncle Dan and Aunt Sue\u201d venue. I remember clearly running my fingers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[630,628,643,82],"tags":[101,69,39,314,311,364],"yoast_head":"\n