Introduction
Background to the study “If a child is not learning in the way you teach, change your teaching strategy and teach the child in the way he or she learns!” Each child is unique and learns best when information is presented to him or her in an appropriate way. According to Sikand, (2002) Multisensory teaching technique is the process of learning new subject matter through the use of two or more senses.
Multisensory teaching is one important aspect of instruction for many students. Effective multisensory instruction is explicit, direct, cumulative, intensive, and focused on the structure of language. Multisensory learning involves the use of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic-tactile pathways simultaneously to enhance memory and learning (Learning Abilities, 2012). Hence a Multisensory teaching approach involves three main teaching strategies: visual, auditory and kinesthetic. Multisensory teaching respects that all children learn differently and from a variety of teaching methods (Ledford, 2014).
The theoretical foundations that supports this idea are the multiple intelligence theory and the sensory integration theory. Theories of Piaget (1958), Bruner (1973) and Vygotsky (1978) indicated that the necessity of employing multiple methods of presenting concepts to children is because …show more content…
For the duration of this practicum I had to teach a group of ten grade students Principles of Business for four (4) weeks. For the first class I sat with the students and we spoke about my expectations as well as theirs. While communicating with the students I found out that most of them lacked interest in learning the subject as the cooperating teacher would just dictate notes to them and they found it boring. Students told me that they wished the teacher would have made the subject more interesting to learn and use activities that involved them in the teaching and learning
Background to the study “If a child is not learning in the way you teach, change your teaching strategy and teach the child in the way he or she learns!” Each child is unique and learns best when information is presented to him or her in an appropriate way. According to Sikand, (2002) Multisensory teaching technique is the process of learning new subject matter through the use of two or more senses.
Multisensory teaching is one important aspect of instruction for many students. Effective multisensory instruction is explicit, direct, cumulative, intensive, and focused on the structure of language. Multisensory learning involves the use of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic-tactile pathways simultaneously to enhance memory and learning (Learning Abilities, 2012). Hence a Multisensory teaching approach involves three main teaching strategies: visual, auditory and kinesthetic. Multisensory teaching respects that all children learn differently and from a variety of teaching methods (Ledford, 2014).
The theoretical foundations that supports this idea are the multiple intelligence theory and the sensory integration theory. Theories of Piaget (1958), Bruner (1973) and Vygotsky (1978) indicated that the necessity of employing multiple methods of presenting concepts to children is because …show more content…
For the duration of this practicum I had to teach a group of ten grade students Principles of Business for four (4) weeks. For the first class I sat with the students and we spoke about my expectations as well as theirs. While communicating with the students I found out that most of them lacked interest in learning the subject as the cooperating teacher would just dictate notes to them and they found it boring. Students told me that they wished the teacher would have made the subject more interesting to learn and use activities that involved them in the teaching and learning