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What is Multisensory Learning?<\/h2>\nMultisensory learning<\/strong>\u00a0is all about encouraging learners to use\u00a0more than one<\/strong>\u00a0of their\u00a0senses<\/strong>\u00a0when taking in new information. This learning style promotes using activities that appeal to our\u00a0visual<\/strong>,\u00a0auditory<\/strong>,\u00a0kinaesthetic<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0tactile<\/strong>\u00a0senses. It might also include\u00a0gustatory<\/strong>,\u00a0olfactory<\/strong>,\u00a0proprioceptive <\/strong>or vestibular<\/strong> senses.<\/p>\n There\u2019s a difference between getting information and truly understanding it. For example, you can tell a young child what an apple is, but it\u2019s not the same as her crunching into one. The experiences of seeing the vibrant colour, feeling its texture, smelling its fragrance \u2014 these are the real elements of an apple.<\/p>\n The \u2018apple experience\u2019 we just described was powerful because it engaged all the child\u2019s senses. And each of these senses is a different pathway to her brain. So, the more of them she engages, more her brain can learn. This means that even if your child prefers to learn by watching, she\u2019ll learn better if that watching is supplemented by hearing, touching, and doing. And for the best multisensory experience \u2014 like with the apple \u2014 she\u2019ll engage all her senses at once. (It\u2019s something called simultaneous multisensory instruction.<\/p>\n Below are some ideas To encourage a multisensory approach:<\/p>\n I. To stimulate visual reasoning and learning<\/strong><\/p>\n II. Auditory techniques<\/strong><\/p>\n III. Tactile teaching methods<\/strong><\/p>\n Multi sensory techniques that involve using the sense of touch are called tactile methods. Tactile methods include strategies such as:<\/p>\n IV. Kinaesthetic methods<\/b><\/p>\n Multi sensory methods using body movements are called kinaesthetic methods. These involve fine and gross motor movements.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What is Multisensory Learning? Multisensory learning\u00a0is all about encouraging learners to use\u00a0more than one\u00a0of their\u00a0senses\u00a0when taking in new information. This learning style promotes using activities that appeal to our\u00a0visual,\u00a0auditory,\u00a0kinaesthetic\u00a0and\u00a0tactile\u00a0senses. It might also include\u00a0gustatory,\u00a0olfactory,\u00a0proprioceptive or vestibular senses. It\u2019s so much more powerful to experience something than just hear about it. There\u2019s a difference between getting information … Continue reading Multisensory Learning<\/span> It\u2019s so much more powerful to experience something than just hear about it.<\/h3>\n
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