Evaluating Children's Learning Styles

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Learning Techniques (Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, and Tactile)

Neil Fleming had ample recognition for his research and teaching. He developed a popular and widely used learning style called VARK. It identifies the student preference for auditory, visual or kinesthetic.
This method is also known as VAKT (Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, and Tactile) and is available online to determine a child's learning style. After researching each style, I realized that my two sons needed different learning styles. Learning can be complex, however it can be simplified and successful if the parent or the teacher evaluates the child's learning style and apply different techniques to teach the material. The child's motivation and time of the day they learn

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