At this stage it is important for the learner to develop some idea of their preferred sensory / learning style and/or to be given the opportunity to express themselves either through visual, auditory or kinesthetic activities. For example, a visual may develop a learning map, highlight words, develop a chart, and draw diagrams. An auditory may read dramatically, summarise out loud, make an audio recording. A kinesthetic may walk around as they read or listen, make notes,
write, learn in groups.

Preferred learning style
There are three ways to find out your preferred learning style. The first is very simplistic but reasonably accurate. It has to do with the way you express yourself; the words you use in speech.

By matching the teaching approach with the preferred learning style you are able to communicate more effectively; you ‘speak the same language’.

The second is more specific and involves working through a checklist to identify the characteristics, which most represent your personal preferences. The following references will provide you with a checklist – Rose: 1985: 147-149; Rose: 1995: 7-8.

The last is rather fascinating. We all exhibit involuntary clues through eye movement, breathing patterns, muscle tone, vocal tone and gestures. Most attention has been placed on the eye accessing cues. For a normal right-handed person the following eye movements would happen in response to a series of questions.

Taken From: Accelerated learning in a digital information environment