 Characteristics of Auditory Learners (30% of learners)
o Remember what they hear.
o Talk while they write.
o Need phonics.
o May be a sophisticated speaker.
o Remember names, but forgets faces.
o Eyes move down and to your right when they are listening to others. Remember by listening, especially music.
o Diverted by noise.
o Games and pictures are annoying and distracting.
o Write lightly and not always legibly
o Often, information written down will have little meaning until it has also been heard.
o May seem to be listening to something inside themselves, rather than to the person they are communicating with.
Tips for auditory learners
• Embolden them to explain the material to you, as if they were the tutor.
• Have them read explanations out loud.
• Have the tutee to think out a song using the subject material. The 'crazier' the song the better.
• Ask the tutees review audio tapes while they drive.
• Tell them state the problem out loud when they are learning new information. Reason through solutions out loud.
• Advise the tutee to say words in syllables.
• Ask them to study skills videotapes.
• If your learners want to remember facts, dates, names, etc, advise them to make up and repeat rhymes.
• Make sure they read over all essential facts aloud.
• Tell the tutees to join or create a study group, or to get a study partner.
• To remember a sequence of steps, write them out in sentence form and then go over them loud.
• Advise the learner to use mnemonics and word links.
• Involve the tutee in a discussion of the material.
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