Hello everyone! Sorry for my lack of posts this week. The Hamilton board has finally opened up its supply list, so it’s been an extremely heavy week for me.

Just to add to some of the great sites that everyone has posted, I came across a great site that summarizes the Characteristics of Auditory Learners and Study Tips for Auditory Learners. Their points are short and to the point. The web site is:
http://www.trcc.commnet.edu/Ed_Resources/TASC/Training/Resources_Learning_Styles.htm

As I continue to research the characteristics of auditory learners, I can’t help but look back at my second teaching placement involving a Grade 1 class. We were getting ready for a religious celebration, where the Grade 1s were to perform a new song in front of their parents and friends. For about 2 weeks leading up to the celebration, I did everything I could think of to help them memorize the song. I played the song numerous times (so much so that it was instilled in my brain for several days afterwards), sang the song numerous times (with the music and by looking at the song words), added some dance moves to the words etc……but in the end all they remembered was the chorus. I just wished that they were able to remember more of the song. According to the research, in a class of 15, there surely had to be at least one auditor learner in there.

I wonder at what age a type of learner can be truly identified, and if a person’s learning style can change as they grow older. Do any of you know the answer to these questions?