Tactile/Kinesthetic Perception Modality:

Strengths:

Receive information through hands-on experience.
Function well in unstructured situations.
You learn best through real-life application.
You express yourself through models, simulations and demonstrations.
You do well impractical courses and labs.
You like sports and the fine arts.
Memorization relies on movement and exercise.
You like background music when studying.

Weaknesses:

You may not like to sit still and concentrate for long periods of time.

Learning strategies:

Find real-life applications for important material.
Create 3-d models of concepts and organizations.
Go on field trips to related places and museums.

General Activities:

Write down several spellings of the word and pick the best one.
Just start the process and you will find the correct way to proceed.
Use a model to show what the problem is.
Play basketball or some other sport.
Listen and dance to music.

Organizational Activities:

Create columns with main ideas and have students write supporting details underneath.
Cut apart drafts of clearly organized essays; have students reconstruct using transition words and main/subordinate ideas as clues.
Create trees or concept maps to guide an essay. (Cut branches or bubbles that don’t fit.)
Use index cards to note phrases representing main ideas and supporting details.

Idea Development:

Play written Round Robin on the board or verbal Round Robin with a tape recorder.
Write main ideas, topic sentences and relevant details on index cards and post-it notes to be assembled later.
Use analogies and play up your body language while you use them.
Use games to stimulate new ideas.

Grammar Development:

Act out sentences and make different movements for subjects or verbs.
Allow frequent quick breaks.
Use expressive body language during your sessions.
Create visual aids to demonstrate grammar rules.

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