There is a magic number - 7+ or -2 - that is the number of bits of information that people could deal with so from the millions of available bits of information to us at any point in time, we each filter them differently to arrive at about 7 pieces of information and they are unlikely to be the same 7. This makes our own map unique to us and we should be aware that other people's map is not the same as ours.
Visual children will notice what they see, what you give them to read as hand-outs, what you write on the white board or screen and what you show them.
Auditory children will listen attentively and notice what you say and what is said by others in the class. They will be more musical and enjoy sounds and lessons with question and answer sessions and singing.
Kinaesthetic children learn more by doing. They tend to be fidgety and active, keen on PE and active lessons, sporty and enthusiastic in practical lessons where they can do experiments or interactive computer learning.
Although children will at times use all 3 systems at different times in the school day, they will have a preference for one of them and that will be their ideal learning system.
When you are teaching it is impossible to attend to each child's needs individually so when presenting teaching material do it using all 3 representational systems. Give them the material visually, talk them through it and be ready to work through an example with the kinaesthetic children.
Most schools have adopted a phonetic spelling method which works well for auditory children but not for visual children who cannot work out why words that sound the same look so different. For them, spelling lists need to be organised and learnt visually so that words that look the same are together even if they sound different.
Be aware of your own preference because if you always present your lessons using visual language such as 'do you see what I mean? let's look at another example' and so on, your auditory and kinaesthetic children will have more difficulty following you as they need to translate into their own 'language'. Ideally use three ways each time; for example, 'Do you see what I mean?' Have you been listening?' Do you follow me?' Then you've covered everyone and there should be no excuses!
For more information on NLP for Teachers visit www.engagingnlp.com
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