How Children Learn

"I hear I forget, I see I remember, I do I understand"

Kinesthetic - Also known as 'tactile learning' is a preference to learning through practical, physical activities rather than listening or watching to the activities being shown.

Visual - This preference to learning is a style in which concepts are associated with a need for imagery. These learners have a tendency to use vocabulary such as "which looks like..."

Auditory - These learners have a preference - depend on - hearing and speaking as their main way of learning new information. They tend to be reliant specifically on rhythm and pace, hearing and tone.

Ideal books for Kinesthetic learners

As Kinesthetic learners have a preference to a hands-on approach and involving themselves in activities, examples of an ideal books for these young learners are tactile books such as the 'Touch and Feel' collection (shown below). These bring children into the story and allow them to remember the feeling of animals rather than just reading about them, or listening to parents talk about them. This way of learning isn't focused on the use of imagination, but more so about the memory of the child and how they use it to understand new information.

Ideal books for Visual learners

Visual learners are likely to find books highly interesting, specifically books intended for children with imagery and illustration included. The style of illustration isn't necessarily important to this learner, they simply thrive from any form of visual stimuli. 

Ideal books for Auditory learners 

Any book can be appropriate for an auditory learner - especially if the book is being read to them. This opens up a selection of different books. But among average children's books, are also the (arguably, perhaps slightly less popular) sound books, such as, 'What the Ladybird Heard' (shown below) in which children can read the story (or have it read to them) and press the corresponding buttons to hear and remember the sounds of (in this case) the animals.