Did you know that some teachers will spend nearly four weeks in the fall helping students catch up on what they forgot over the summer? That is because so few students actively practice their academic skills while on vacation. Yes, students normally get assigned summer reading and for some, that is enough. But so many students could really …
How to Make it Multi-Sensory
In our last post, we discussed multi-sensory learning and the benefits that it can have in a classroom. By incorporating multiple senses in the learning process, students are more likely to understand the material and retain the knowledge for the future. (This technique is especially effective with students who have learning differences.) To put it simply, not every student can …
What is Multi-Sensory Learning?
If you reflect back on your classroom experiences as a college student, you can probably recall multiple lectures that seemed to go on for hours. How much of that material do you remember today? Odds are not very much. Now think all the way back to elementary school. You probably remember different classroom materials that helped you learn how to …