Auditory

Auditory Learning Style

learn through listening...
  • Discuss their ideas
  • Work in study groups
  • Recite information that is important to remember
  • Review printed material before auditory information is presented
  • Repeat back instructions just heard to check clarity
They learn best through verbal lessons, discussions, talking, and listening to others.

Auditory learners interpret the underlying meanings of speech by listening to the tone of voice, pitch, and speed.

Written information may have little meaning until it is heard.

These learners often benefit from reading text aloud and using a tape recorder.

Traits

  • Talks to self aloud
  • Enjoys talking
  • Easily distracted
  • Has difficulty with written directions
  • Likes to be read to
  • Memorizes sequentially
  • Enjoys music
  • Whispers to self while reading
  • Distracted by noise
  • Hums or sings
  • Outgoing by nature
  • Enjoys listening activities ​

Habits

  • Work in quiet areas to reduce distractions, avoiding areas with conversation, music, and television.
  • Sit away from doors or windows where noises may enter the classroom.
  • Rehearse information orally.
  • Attend lectures and tutorials regularly.
  • Discuss topics with other students, professors, and GTAs. Ask others to hear your understanding of the material.
  • Use mnemonics, rhymes, jingles, and auditory repetition through tape recording to improve memory.
  • Practice verbal interaction to improve motivation and self­ monitoring.
  • Use tape recorders to document lectures. For reading materials.
  • Remember to examine illustrations in textbooks and convert them into verbal descriptions.
  • Read the directions for tests or assignments aloud or have someone read them to you, especially if the directions are long and complicated.
  • Remind yourself to review the details.
  • Use time managers and translate written appointment reminders into verbal cues.
  • Use verbal brainstorming and tape recording writing and proofing.
  • Leave spaces in your lecture notes for later recall and 'filing.' Expand your notes by talking with others and collecting notes from the textbook.
  • Read your notes aloud.
  • Practice writing your answers using old exams and speak your answers.​

Spelling

Uses a phonics approach has auditory word attack skills.

Reading

Enjoys dialogue and plays; avoids lengthy descriptions; unaware of illustrations; moves lips or sub-vocalizes.

Handwriting

Has more difficulty learning in initial stages; tends to write lightly.

Memory

Remembers names, but forgets faces; remembers by auditory repetition.

Imagery

Sub-vocalizes; imagines things in sounds; details are less important.

Distractibility

Easily distracted by sounds.

Problem Solving

Talks problems out; tries solutions verbally or sub- vocally; talks self through problems.

Response To Periods Of Inactivity

Hums, talks to self, or talks to others.

Response To New Situations

Talks about situation; discusses pros and cons of what to do.

Advice

  • Say aloud the information to be learned/have someone read the information to you/read it into a tape recorder and replay it
  • Read your work out loud
  • Summarize what you have read on tape
  • Say words inside your head silently
  • Brainstorm ideas with others
  • Form study groups
  • When possible, learn information through tapes, television, oral reports, rhymes and songs, radio, lectures, book reviews, panel and group discussions, guest lectures, and said questions and answers
  • Use a straight-edge marker or guide to assist you in keeping your place while you are reading or working with printed materials
  • Tape class lectures (Ask the instructor for permission)
  • Meet with classmates before and after class to discuss material​

Spelling Advice

  • Listen to the spelling of the word.
  • Say the word – then say each letter out loud.
  • Close your eyes and spell the word out loud; check your spelling.
  • Close your eyes and spell the word out loud again; check your spelling.
  • Now write the word, trying to hear it in your mind.
  • Verbally review spelling words and lectures with a friend​.

Writing Advice

  • Plan each sentence you want to write by saying it aloud or silently in your head.
  • Say each sentence several times.
  • Write each sentence as you say it, or talk into a tape recorder, dictating each sentence of your paragraph; then play the tape back – one sentence at a time – and record it in writing.​

Mathmatics Advice

  • Learn math aloud by saying the concept, fact, theorem, etc..
  • Explain math problems, concepts, facts, etc., to yourself, relating the information out loud.
  • Use a tape recorder and replay the information.​