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| Tactile Learners |  Characteristics of tactile/kinesthetic learners (30% of learners)
o Remember what was done, not what was seen or talked about.
o Don't hear things well.
o Touch and movement are important.
o Not avid readers.
o Attack things physically (fight, hit, pound).
o Learn by imitation and practice.
o Touches things to get a sense of them.
o Likes to talk about feelings.
o May have had or are having difficulty learning to read.
o Love games.
o Impulsive.
o May appear slow if information is not presented in their style.
o Like to dress comfortably.
o May unconsciously touch people a lot.
o May be athletic, likes swimming, cooking, running, eating, sailing, dancing, working out, massages.
Tips for tactile/kinesthetic learners
• Advise tutee to take the book as he is reading or talking.
• Ask learners to write while they are reading or talking.
• Tell them to sit near the front of their classroom and to write down. This will keep the student concentrated.
• Ask them to spend extra time in any labs offered.
• Tell them to employ the computer to reinforce learning using their sense of touch.
• Ask your learners to write with their fingers in sand.
• Ask tutees write lists repeatedly.
• Advise tutees to exaggerate lip movements in front of a mirror.
• Have them stand while they explain something to you.
• Advise tutees to use rhythm (beats) to remember or explain something.
• Ask the learner point to the subject matter in the book, on the board, etc., as he is explaining something.
• Ask them to employ gestures when explain.
• Ask them to make models that show the key concept. (The purpose here is the act of making the model.)
• Tell your learners to use hands-on experience when possible.
• Make flashcards for each step in the procedure. Put the cards in order until the sequence becomes automatic.
• Employ audio tapes from classes. Play them while tutees walk or exercise.
• Tell learners to stretch and move in the chairs.
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